rice paddies
Wet grain terraces
Rice paddies are flooded fields used to cultivate rice.
The paddies are kept submerged in shallow water during the growing season, creating the terraced, mirror-like landscapes characteristic of rice-growing regions in Asia: Workers bent over in the rice paddies, transplanting seedlings by hand.
- water buffaloAsian domesticated draft bovine
- terracesRaised flat outdoor areas
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- transplantingMoving living growth elsewhere
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