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Ifugao (other)
Ifugao, officially the Province of Ifugao (; ), is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Lagawe and it borders Benguet to the west, Mountain Province to the north, Isabela to the east, and Nueva Vizcaya to the south. The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras and Banaue Rice Terraces are the main tourist attractions in the province. These Terrace (earthworks), terraces are believed to have been hand-carved into the mountains 2,000 years ago to plant rice. However, recent research by carbon dating suggests that they were built much later. In 1995, the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras were declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2008 and 2015, the ''Hudhud chants of the Ifugao'' and the ''Punnuk (Tugging Rituals and Games, Tugging rituals and games)'' were inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. Etymology Ifugao is named after the term ''i-pugo'' (''"i"'' [from/people] ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rice Terraces Of The Philippine Cordilleras
The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras are a World Heritage Site consisting of a complex of Terrace (earthworks), rice terraces on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. They were inscribed on the World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995, the first-ever property to be included in the cultural landscape category of the World Heritage List. This inscription has five sites: Banaue Rice Terraces, the Batad Rice Terraces and Bangaan Rice Terraces (both in Banaue, Ifugao, Banaue), Mayoyao Rice Terraces (in Mayoyao, Ifugao, Mayoyao), Hungduan Rice Terraces (in Hungduan, Ifugao, Hungduan) and Nagacadan Rice Terraces (in Kiangan, Ifugao, Kiangan), all in Ifugao Province. The Ifugao Rice Terraces reach a higher altitude and were built on steeper slopes than many other terraces. The Ifugao complex of stone or mud walls and the careful carving of the natural contours of hills and mountains combine to make terraced pond fields, coupled with the development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
