Mountains. Yunnan Hani tribe, China. 1 /
Mountains provide a splendid backdrop from communities but they are also important ecological landscapes for the people that live on and around them. Approximately one-tenth of the world's population depends directly on mountains for their life-support. In the mountainous province of Yunnan sit...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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London, England :
TVF International,
2017.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Mountains provide a splendid backdrop from communities but they are also important ecological landscapes for the people that live on and around them. Approximately one-tenth of the world's population depends directly on mountains for their life-support. In the mountainous province of Yunnan sit the world's most beautiful terraced rice fields. A terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed November 23, 2021). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (5 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:04:28 |