Dried up rice paddy terraces at Cat Cat Village - Bildbanksfoto

Dried up rice paddy terraces awaiting the new planting season in April. My guide had shared that despite the government's initiative to aid villagers in growing vegetables during the off season for rice paddy in a bid to increase their income, the villagers had decided that planting rice paddy is good enough for them, thus leaving the vast plots of land barren for at least half a year, every year.