It rains little in Longji Rice Terraces in June. It is a little hot in Longji in June while trees at the rice terraces and on the mountain are turning greener and greener. If you look around, you will find villages there are surrounded by green. Longji Rice Terraces is composed of Longji Zhuang Rice Terraces, Ping’an Zhuang Rice Terraces and Jinkeng Rice Terraces.

In the very early June (usually between June 1 and June 6), Shuyang Festival (梳秧节) is always celebrated in Ping’an Zhuang Rice Terraces. On the early morning that day, villagers will walk behind the elder villagers to the rice terrace of seedling mother. They will worship for the seedling mother. Some other male villagers will play the drum and pray for blessing. After these activities, villagers will grow rice seedlings in the rice terraces. Locals will offer designated rice terraces to visitors to experience growing rice seedlings.

If you are interested to experience local traditional ways of growing rice, you could try it. It should be very interesting. In the evening, locals will hold a bonfire party in Ping’an Zhuang Village. In addition, fireworks in the sky could be stunning as well. During the period of time, there could be numerous tourists in Longji.

It is recommended that you get to the village very early on the morning of that day in case you are stuck in the traffic on the way to Longji. If you don’t like the crowd, it is suggested that you visit Ping’an Zhuang Village after the mid June, especially in the late June.