# Terraced Rice Fields Carved Into Hillsides Near Sapa, Vietnam

> Terraced rice fields cascade down the mountainsides near Sapa in northern Vietnam's Lao Cai Province. The stepped agricultural landscape demonstrates traditional farming techniques used by ethnic minority communities.

## Technical Details
- **Photo ID:** `1012191345`
- **Photographer:** Daniel Sczepansky
- **Location:** Sapa, Vietnam
- **Coordinates:** Not publicly geo-tagged
- **Capture Date:** 2010-12-19
- **Dimensions:** 6423 × 2436 px (15.6 Megapixels)
- **Aspect Ratio:** 2.64:1
- **Projection Type:** cylindrical
- **Camera:** Professional Panorama System
- **Lens:** High-Resolution Optics

## Visual Tags
Agriculture > Rice Farming > Terraces, Asian countryside, Asian landscape photography, Culture > Southeast Asia > Traditional, Landscapes > Mountain > Agricultural, Nature > Rural > Farmland, Sapa trekking, Travel > Asia > Vietnam > Sapa, UNESCO heritage sites Vietnam, Vietnam travel destinations, agricultural land, agricultural tourism, ancient techniques, bamboo fence, cultural heritage, ethnic minority, ethnic minority culture, farmland, food production, highland farming, hillside, land cultivation, mountains, rice paddies, rice terrace photography, rice terraces, rural landscape, sapa, sustainable agriculture, sustainable farming examples, terraced fields, traditional farming, vietnam

## Licensing Options
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- **Editorial ($29):** Truthful news, documentary, and educational publishing.
- **Free Comp Preview:** 960px watermarked comp for layout testing.

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