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元阳

元陽
Yuányáng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Yuanyang, county in Honghe prefecture, southern Yunnan, known for its Hani rice terraces
  2. 2 original yang, the body's basic yang energy in Chinese medicine

Examples

HSK 6
元阳在云南省南部，属于红河州。
Yuányáng zài Yúnnán Shěng nánbù, shǔyú Hónghé Zhōu.
Yuanyang is in southern Yunnan and belongs to Honghe prefecture.
HSK 7-9
每年冬天，很多摄影师去元阳拍梯田。
Měi nián dōngtiān, hěnduō shèyǐngshī qù Yuányáng pāi tītián.
Every winter many photographers go to Yuanyang to shoot the terraced fields.

Tips

culture
The Hani people have carved terraces into the mountainsides here for some 1,300 years. The 红河哈尼梯田 (Honghe Hani Rice Terraces) became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, and Yuanyang has the most famous of them. In winter and spring they hold water and mirror the sky.

Stroke Order

元 yuán
阳 yáng