Recently, China's State Forestry Administration officially awarded a title of National Wetland Park to Honghe Hani Terrace together with other 31 wetland parks in China, according to a conference that was held in Shandong province.

Honghe Hani Terrace, covering an area of 13,011.57 hectares, spans 4 counties in Honghe prefecture. The 4 counties contain Yuanyang(元阳), Honghe（红河）, Lvchun（绿春）, and Jinping(金平).

The Hani terrace, which has been ploughed for over 1,300 years, is a large granary continuously providing rice and aquatic products for local people. The terrace exerted important wetland functions in the locality. It helps to adjust climates, conserve water and land, prevent landslide, and maintain diversities of animals and plants.

The terrace, having created agricultural ecological wonders for thousand years, will be elaborately managed in a level of National Wetland Park.

In the same conference, other parks selected as National Wetland Park in the country include Minghu Lake National Wetland Park in Liupanshui city of Guizhou province, and Xinqing National Wetland Park in Yichun city of Heilongjiang province.

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　　　 (Editors: Cathy Chen, Lynn)