哈尼梯田位于北回归线以南的云南哀牢山南段、元江南岸,包括红河、元阳、绿春、金平等县。哈尼梯田约4.7万公顷,核心区元阳县境内约1.13万公顷之多,占耕地面积的53.1%。西南少数民族虽共居一山,但各个民族大致来说是按照海拔高低分层而居。海拔144米～600米 Hani Terrace is located south of Ailao Mountain in southern Yunnan Province, south of the Yuanjiang River, south of the Tropic of Cancer, including Honghe, Yuanyang, Luchun and Jinping counties. Hani terraces about 47,000 hectares, Yuanyang County in the core area of ​​about 11,300 hectares, accounting for 53.1% of the area of ​​arable land. Although the southwest minorities live in a mountainous area, all ethnic groups generally live in stratification according to the altitude. 144 meters above sea level ~ 600 meters