中文摘要：

云南红河哈尼梯田作为我国现存的-处自然景观和人文景观结合的典范景物,其形成过程必然是在历史时期.在可查阅的汉文历史文献资料、民族学田野调查资料、哈尼族古歌资料中,惟有后者包含着较多的可以深入挖掘的梯田形成史信息.据此分析得知,历史上哈尼人迁徙所至的是海拔甚高、野生动植物密集的原始大山环境,经过了撵山堵口、烧地盘、找田、挖田、挖水路等步骤,他们辟荒坡为台地,利用平缓而下的山势来建造广大的梯田,走的是开山为田、营建家园之路,这也为20世纪60年代的家族开田资料所证实.结合唐代史籍,推测哈尼梯田最早出现的时间为唐代或稍前（距今约1500年）,在类似的中央王朝政令影响微弱的少数民族地区,依赖平整的梯田提供生活之资,形成具有垂直地带特征的红河哈尼梯田社会,属于我国历史上少数民族合理而巧妙地利用自然之利的一种典型.

英文摘要：

It is the most important to interpret Hani minority＇ s ancient folk songs with the most materials among the existing Chinese historical literatures, ethnological fieldwork materials to study the origination of Honghe Hanni terraced fields which set up and cultivated by Hani minority from Tang dynasty up to today in Honghe county, Yunnan Province. This article focuses on the study of the process of Hani terraced fields＇ formation, the original environment, the construction methods and steps, and points out that the earliest terraced fields come out in early Tang dynasty. This study is an early fundamental work on Hani terraced fields society, a typical example that the minority constructing their homesteads with few influence from the central government.