Mayoyao Rice Terraces
E1006639
The Mayoyao Rice Terraces are ancient, hand-carved mountain rice fields in Ifugao, Philippines, renowned for their intricate stone-walled terraces and living cultural landscape of indigenous farming traditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural landscape
ⓘ
rice terrace system ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Ifugao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| climate | cool montane climate ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
hand-carved earthworks
ⓘ
manual stone-wall building ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Ifugao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
embodies traditional Ifugao knowledge systems
ⓘ
symbol of sustainable mountain agriculture ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalPractice |
terrace farming
ⓘ
wet-rice cultivation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interconnected irrigation channels
ⓘ
narrow terrace steps ⓘ stone retaining walls ⓘ |
| hasIrrigationSource |
forest watersheds
ⓘ
mountain springs ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Ifugao people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient terrace engineering
ⓘ
complex irrigation systems ⓘ hand-carved mountain slopes ⓘ indigenous farming traditions ⓘ stone-walled rice terraces ⓘ |
| landUse |
heritage conservation
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cordillera region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Municipality of Mayoyao NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Ifugao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Luzon Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management |
Philippine national cultural agencies
ⓘ
local Ifugao communities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ifugao Rice Terraces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCrop | rice ⓘ |
| terrainType | mountainous ⓘ |
| threat |
changing agricultural practices
ⓘ
climate variability ⓘ outmigration of farmers ⓘ |
| timeDepth | over 2,000 years of continuous use (approximate, traditional claim) ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
eco-tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
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