China News Service, Qingyuan, September 27 (Reporter Zhang Lu) In the golden autumn of Yaoshan Mountain, the rice smells fragrant and fish leap, and the "feng" scenery of Liannan Village in Qingyuan is thick. The 2026 Guangdong Liannan 12th Yaopai Terraced Rice Field Fish Cultural Activity (referred to as the "Activity"), a series of activities traveling with "Yao Dance Music", kicked off in Liannan on the 26th.
As the brilliant colorful smoke rose into the sky, the rice fields became an interesting "field arena". Nearly 10,000 tourists and people rolled up their trousers and stepped into the rice fields, holding various fishing tools to search for plump and fierce fish in the river. The scene was joyful and lively.
At the event site, tourists stepped into the mud of the rice fields and performed "Fast and Furious" with the swimming fish. Some people bent down and stared at the water, looking for the right moment to make a sudden move; some cooperated to contain the fish, forcing the fish into a corner; and some accidentally fell into the mud, causing people around to laugh, and the scene was filled with mud splashing and a happy atmosphere.
The interesting farming competition held in the afternoon was equally exciting. Ducks flapped their wings and fluttered around in the rice fields. Everyone surrounded and chased each other and cooperated tacitly. It was a competition of endurance and speed, as well as a test of skill and agility. Mud was splashing everywhere and there were constant shouts of exclamation. After a fierce competition, many contestants gained a lot. They carried their "trophies" ashore with satisfied smiles on their faces.
Following the order, the contestants immediately rushed forward, chasing, surrounding, and grabbing, and started a contest of physical strength and wisdom with the nimble little lucky pig. Some contestants jumped into the air and staggered, causing the onlookers to laugh; some saw the right moment, worked together to contain the pig, and successfully captured the native pig, and bursts of cheers erupted from the scene.
"It looks simple, but you realize how difficult it is when you actually get started!" A contestant was covered in mud but smiled from ear to ear. "It's fun and relieves stress. It's so worth it!" The onlookers also cheered for the contestants. Many people took out their mobile phones to record this happy and interesting moment.
The Yaoxiang Fengji Market brings together Liannan’s local intangible cultural heritage, special food, and agricultural products, attracting citizens and tourists to visit the market to buy Yaoshan’s specialties.
It is reported that through traditional farming experience, the event can allow tourists to immerse themselves in the traditional farming method of rice fields and fish farming with ethnic characteristics passed down by Liannan "Bapaiyao" for thousands of years. They can experience the joy of labor in interesting farming, taste the flavor of Yaoxiang in the bustling market, and share the joy of harvest in exciting interactions.
For thousands of years, fish and rice have formed a symbiotic biological chain relationship on the terraces in Liannan. Today, this characteristic industry has benefited a large number of farmers, and rice field fish has become a "rich fish" for local people. Relying on the unique farming method of rice field fish farming, Liannan has innovative ideas to write "fish" articles, make Liannan rice field fish farming industry bigger and stronger, build and cultivate Yaoshan ecological fishery tourism demonstration zone, realize the integrated development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries, let the thousand-year farming culture bloom with greater vitality in the new era, and inject continuous power into the integrated development of agriculture, culture and tourism in Liannan.
According to reports, in recent years, Liannan has combined its own advantages and used ecological agriculture with rice fields and fish farming to give full play to its cultural advantages with national characteristics, further promote the integrated development of agriculture, culture and tourism, polish the cultural tourism brand of "Travel with "Yao Dances"", further promote the image of Liannan city and polish the "Yao Customs" tourism brand, stimulate cultural tourism consumption potential, build Liannan into a Yao customs tourism destination, and promote the high-quality development of cultural tourism.
