中文标题：不要被愚弄,这不是一幅画:令人难以置信的水稻梯田美景看起来就像天堂的阶梯
外文标题：Don't be fooled, it's not a painting: Incredible views of rice terraces that look like a stairway to heaven
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翻译：山野听风雨

These stunning images showing abstractswirls of colours and patterns could be mistaken for a collection of paintings.

这些令人惊叹的照片充斥抽象风格的色彩和图案（组成的）漩涡，它们可以足以以假乱真，被误认为是油画的合集。

梵高星空（译者添加）

But they are in fact photographs of thebreathtaking Hani Rice Terraces, found in the mountains above Yuanyang, insouth-west China.

但它们实际上是哈尼族水稻梯田的照片，照片拍摄于中国西南部的（云南省）元阳县的群山之中。

They are often described as the 'stairwayto heaven' because of the vast layers of land reaching heights of up to 2000meters above sea level.

它们常常被描述为“天国的阶梯”，因为一层层的梯田能延伸到海拔2000米的高度。

Stunning: Hani Terraces are located atYuanyang County in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province

美景：哈尼梯田位于云南省红河哈尼族彝族自治州元阳县

Natural wonder: The site is protected bythe laws of the People's Republic of China

自然奇观：这个地方受到中国法律的保护

The Hani people's ancestors came to thesteep mountain area 2,500 years ago.In their struggle against the difficultterrain they transformed the land into terraced rice paddies where they grewrice to make a living.

哈尼族的祖先2500年前来到(原阳)陡峭的山区，他们在在与大自然的斗争中把山地变成了适合种植水稻的梯田，并以此谋生。

The creativity of the Hani people has notonly transformed the area into a fertile area to grow rice but also a place ofartistic beauty.

哈尼族的创造力不仅将这片地区变成一个肥沃地区的用来种植水稻，而且也将这片地区变成了一个充满艺术之美的胜地。

In recognition, the Ming Dynasty emperorgranted the title of Skillful Sculpture to the Hani people and the fields havebeen officially acknowledged by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritagesite.

据说在历史上，明朝皇帝曾称赞哈尼族为“山岳神雕手”，哈尼梯田已经被联合国教科文组织正式承认为世界文化和自然遗产。

（译注：2013年6月22日，在柬埔寨金边举行的第37届世界遗产大会投票通过中国云南哈尼梯田列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录）

Hani people have created fantastic andperfect land art of vast terraced fields in the heritage site

在这块文化遗产瑰宝之地，哈尼族人在梯田上创造出了精妙绝伦堪称完美的大地艺术

Wonder of the world: Two thousand fivehundred years ago, the ancestors of Hani people came from Tibetan Plateau towork this land

世界奇观：2500年前，哈尼人的祖先从青藏高原迁徙到这片热土，生息繁衍。

Beautiful: The Yuanyang Rice Terraces aresituated in the southern Ailao Mountains, dug out by the Hani people

美景：元阳梯田（即哈尼梯田）位于哀牢山山脉南段，由（世世代代的）哈尼族人修掘而成。

The entire field is irrigated with springwater from the forest above to rejuvenate and prepare for the next growingseason

森林涵养的山泉水灌溉着整个地区，万象复苏，万象更新，为即将到来的生长季节做着准备。

Over quite a long period of time the localpeople have cultivated a great number of rice species in their farmingactivities.

在相当长的时间里，当地人在农业生产活动中培育出了大量的水稻品种。

The site is protected by the laws of thePeople's Republic of China and support enough rice for hundreds of thousands ofpeople.

该地区受中国法律的保护，自产的大米足以供应着千上万的哈尼族人。

Picture perfect: The water flows down thefields creating this amazing natural scenery

完美的构图：下落的水流创造出如此神奇的自然风光

Stairway to heaven: The 1000m of mountainslopes of terraces are still in used today and were created by the people ofHani thousands of years ago

天国的阶梯：1000多米高梯田今天仍在发挥作用，它们由几千年前的哈尼族祖先所创造。

Like a painting: The water which flows downfrom the mountains are crystal clear while the air is incredibly clean

风景如画：山上流下来的水流清澈透明，空气清新袭人。

Yuanyang county lies atan altitude ranging from 140 along the Red River up to nearly 3000 metres abovesea level in the Ailao mountains and is about 50km north of the border withVietnam.

元阳县位于哀牢山脉南段，红河南岸。最低海拔140米，最高海拔接近3000米。距越南边境约50公里。

During the winter to early spring seasonthe entire field is irrigated with spring water from the forest above torejuvenate and prepare for the next growing season.

从冬季到早春季节，森林涵养的山泉水灌溉着整个地区，万象复苏，万象更新，为即将到来的生长季节做着准备。

There is only one harvest per year for theYuanyang Rice Terrace and planting occurs from March to November every year.

元阳梯田每年只能一个收获一次，种植期是每年的3月到11月。

The amazing rice-terraces were built on thered-soil mountains by the Hani people

这些修建在红壤山脉上的神奇的梯田是由哈尼族人一手创造的

Without hard work maintaining the terracewalls and irrigation system, the precious top soil would wash down thehillsides into the rivers

如果没有辛勤的劳作来维持梯田和灌溉系统的话，珍贵的表层土壤就会被冲刷进河流里。

The entire field is irrigated with springwater from the forest above to rejuvenate and prepare for the next growingseason

森林涵养的山泉水灌溉着整个地区，万象复苏，万象更新，为即将到来的生长季节做着准备。

Natural beauty: There is only one harvestper year for the Yuanyang Rice Terrace

自然美景：元阳梯田每年只有一次收获期

Closeup: The terraces were created by the Hani people thousands of years ago

近距离：元阳梯田由几千年前的哈尼族的祖先创造而来

During the winter to early spring season,the entire field is filled with spring water

从冬季到早春季节，森林涵养的山泉水灌溉着整个地区。【完】

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组图：令人难以置信的水稻梯田美景看起来就像天堂的阶梯