article_snippet.sent: Bending and rising in spectacular fashion, these stunning pictures capture the paddy fields of south east Asia and the arduous life of the farmers who cultivate these stunning pictures.
article_snippet.sent: A farmer wades through the mud with a stick as late morning rain falls on top of Dragonsbone terraces in Longsheng County, China .
article_snippet.sent: Breathtaking: A paddy field worker toils on the beautiful landscape of Dragonsbone terraces in Longsheng County, China .
article_snippet.sent: Farmers' procession: A rice planting festival parade takes place near the village of Pingan in Guangxi Province, China . '
article_snippet.sent: A Hani woman in traditional clothing sits on top of Hani family's rice store in Guangxi Province, China .
article_snippet.sent: Arduous labour: Employees of Taiwan's state-run rice experimental station are pictured beating rice husks by hand as the sun shines on Employees of Taiwan's state-run rice experimental station .
article_snippet.sent: A world away from modern life: A Hani farmer is pictured using hand tools to ready a terrace for planting rice in China's Yunnan Province .
article_snippet.sent: A solitary famer wearing a traditoinal Asian conical hat labours in a paddy field in lowland  southern China .
article_snippet.sent: Tough life: An elderly Chinese farmer is seen carrying stacks of rice shoots to be planted in a field .
article_snippet.sent: Manufacturing process: A rice harvester dumps raw rice into a catch vehicle in Taitung, Taiwan, where more modern equipment is utilised .
article_snippet.sent: A farmer ploughs a field using a bull in southern China - using a technique introduced thousands of years ago .
article_snippet.sent: A Guangxi province highlands farmer clears a paddy field as the sun sets in southern China .
article_snippet.sent: A worker at a Taiwanese rice-production facility near Fuli, Taiwan stands in front of giant sacks of the crop .