Mayoyao Rice Terraces
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The Mayoyao Rice Terraces are ancient, hand-carved mountain rice fields in Ifugao, Philippines, renowned for their intricate stone-walled terraces and living cultural landscape of indigenous farming traditions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mayoyao Rice Terraces canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mayoyao Rice Terraces Context triple: [Banaue Rice Terraces, UNESCOSiteIncludes, Mayoyao Rice Terraces]
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Hapao Rice Terraces
Hapao Rice Terraces are a centuries-old, UNESCO-recognized rice terrace landscape in Ifugao, Philippines, renowned for their intricate irrigation systems and stunning mountain scenery.
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B.
Cancar rice terraces
Cancar rice terraces are a distinctive spiderweb-shaped rice field landscape near Ruteng on Flores Island in Indonesia, known for their unique circular layout and scenic beauty.
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C.
Banaue Rice Terraces
Banaue Rice Terraces are ancient, mountainside rice paddies in the Philippines renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an iconic example of indigenous Ifugao engineering and landscape cultivation.
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D.
Jatiluwih Rice Terraces
Jatiluwih Rice Terraces are expansive, UNESCO-recognized rice paddies in Bali renowned for their traditional subak irrigation system and stunning terraced landscapes.
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E.
Tegallalang rice terraces
Tegallalang rice terraces are a famous, photogenic series of stepped rice paddies in Bali known for their lush landscapes and traditional subak irrigation system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mayoyao Rice Terraces Target entity description: The Mayoyao Rice Terraces are ancient, hand-carved mountain rice fields in Ifugao, Philippines, renowned for their intricate stone-walled terraces and living cultural landscape of indigenous farming traditions.
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A.
Hapao Rice Terraces
Hapao Rice Terraces are a centuries-old, UNESCO-recognized rice terrace landscape in Ifugao, Philippines, renowned for their intricate irrigation systems and stunning mountain scenery.
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B.
Cancar rice terraces
Cancar rice terraces are a distinctive spiderweb-shaped rice field landscape near Ruteng on Flores Island in Indonesia, known for their unique circular layout and scenic beauty.
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C.
Banaue Rice Terraces
Banaue Rice Terraces are ancient, mountainside rice paddies in the Philippines renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an iconic example of indigenous Ifugao engineering and landscape cultivation.
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D.
Jatiluwih Rice Terraces
Jatiluwih Rice Terraces are expansive, UNESCO-recognized rice paddies in Bali renowned for their traditional subak irrigation system and stunning terraced landscapes.
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E.
Tegallalang rice terraces
Tegallalang rice terraces are a famous, photogenic series of stepped rice paddies in Bali known for their lush landscapes and traditional subak irrigation system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural landscape
ⓘ
rice terrace system ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Ifugao ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
earth
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stone ⓘ |
| climate | cool montane climate ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
hand-carved earthworks
ⓘ
manual stone-wall building ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Ifugao ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
embodies traditional Ifugao knowledge systems
ⓘ
symbol of sustainable mountain agriculture ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalPractice |
terrace farming
ⓘ
wet-rice cultivation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interconnected irrigation channels
ⓘ
narrow terrace steps ⓘ stone retaining walls ⓘ |
| hasIrrigationSource |
forest watersheds
ⓘ
mountain springs ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Ifugao people ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient terrace engineering
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complex irrigation systems ⓘ hand-carved mountain slopes ⓘ indigenous farming traditions ⓘ stone-walled rice terraces ⓘ |
| landUse |
heritage conservation
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subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cordillera region
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linked to:
Cordillera mountain region
Municipality of Mayoyao ⓘ Province of Ifugao ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Luzon Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Luzon
|
| management |
Philippine national cultural agencies
ⓘ
local Ifugao communities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ifugao Rice Terraces
ⓘ
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras ⓘ |
| primaryCrop | rice ⓘ |
| terrainType | mountainous ⓘ |
| threat |
changing agricultural practices
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climate variability ⓘ outmigration of farmers ⓘ |
| timeDepth | over 2,000 years of continuous use (approximate, traditional claim) ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
eco-tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
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Subject: Mayoyao Rice Terraces Description of subject: The Mayoyao Rice Terraces are ancient, hand-carved mountain rice fields in Ifugao, Philippines, renowned for their intricate stone-walled terraces and living cultural landscape of indigenous farming traditions.
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