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Netizens slam Lonely Planet for saying Chinese built Banaue Rice Terraces

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MANILA -- (UPDATED) Filipinos were quick to correct Lonely Planet after it claimed Banaue Rice Terraces was built by the Chinese.In a video posted on Lonely Planet&#x27;s Facebook page on Sunday, the famous Philippine landmark was included in Lonely Planet&#x27;s &quot;the world&#x27;s greenest places.&quot;In its description, Lonely Planet claimed the rice terraces were &quot;first built around 2,000 years ago by the Chinese.&quot;It can be seen in the video&#x27;s 0:50 mark, as seen in the screen grab below.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/03/31/20190331-lonelyplanet.jpg"/></figure></div>Commenters were quick to correct Lonely Planet, with some even putting encyclopedia links about the Banaue Rice Terraces.&quot;Lonely Planet, the Banaue Rice Terraces is located in the Philippines and were built by our very own Filipino indigenous people,&quot; one commenter said.&quot;The Banaue Rice Terraces was built by Filipino natives, particularly Igorots. China did not invade Philippines in the past nor did they built any infrastructures in our country. Until recently,&quot; another said.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/03/31/20190331-lonelyplanetx.jpg"/></figure></div>Lonely Planet has yet to correct its video or issue a statement on the error.The controversial video about the Banaue Rice Terraces, however, has been taken down as of Monday morning.Located in the province of Ifugao, the Banaue Rice Terraces is one of the country&#x27;s Natural Cultural Treasures.The terraces are believed to be 2,000 years old and had been built by the ancestors of the indigenous people living in the area.

(UPDATED) Filipinos were quick to correct Lonely Planet after it claimed Banaue Rice Terraces was built by the Chinese.

(UPDATED) Filipinos were quick to correct Lonely Planet after it claimed Banaue Rice Terraces was built by the Chinese.