The Guangxi Zhuang region of China (29 images)

Tourists walk over a bridge into a small river in Yangshuo, a city in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on October 8, 2011. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) predicted that China will become the world's leading travel destination in the next five years citing the country's diverse culture, heritage sites and culinary arts. The UNWTO reported that China saw 53 million visitors in 2010, ranking it the world's third leading travel destination. UPI/Stephen Shaver

An ethnic minority Zhuang woman adjusts here hair as sunrise lights up the famous Longji, or dragon's backbone, terraced rice paddies in Dazai village, just north of Guilin in the Guangxi Zhaung Autonomous Region on October 6, 2011. Built in the Yuan Dynasty, the Longji rice terraces are the most famous in China. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Sunrise lights up as mist envelopes the famous Longji, or dragon's backbone, terraced rice paddies in Dazai village, just north of Guilin in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on October 6, 2011. Built in the Yuan Dynasty, the Longji rice terraces are the most famous in China. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Zhuang ethnic minority women watch as sunrise lights up as mist envelopes the famous Longji, or dragon's backbone, terraced rice paddies in Dazai village, just north of Guilin in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on October 6, 2011. Built in the Yuan Dynasty, the Longji rice terraces are the most famous in China. UPI/Stephen Shaver