Mu Cang Chai in golden rice season, a feast for the eyes
Poetic golden rice season in Muong Hoa Valley | |
Yen Bai warms up Mu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festival | |
Sublime verdant terraced fields in northwestern Vietnam |
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Traveling Mu Cang Chai in ripening rice season, tourists will be blown away by the boundless stretches of golden rice terraced fields. The romantic scenery along with fresh air would certainly help tourists to forget all tiredness of daily hustle, Suc khoe & Phap luat reported.
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Mu Cang Chai in ripening rice season offers different wonderful “check-in” corners. Late September and early October, the local people begin to harvest rice.
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The ideal time in the day to capture the best photos of Mu Cang Chai in the ripe rice season is around 7 to 9 am. Since at this time, the morning sunlight gloriously shines down the terraced fields making them even look more enchanting. After 9 am, the terraced fields are covered with a thin layer of clouds.
Ideal places to admire ripening rice season in Mu Cang Chai
There is a series of ideal places admire ripening rice season in Mu Cang Chai such as Tu Le commune, Lim Mong village, La Pan Tan commune, Ba Nha bridge area, Che Cu Nha, and Thai village.
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Tu Le Valley is one of the most beautiful valleys of Van Chan district, quietly nestled amidst the majestic mountain ranges. At the ripening rice season, the whole of Tu Le Valley is filled with the pervasive aroma of rice season which surely helps visitors escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life.
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Lim Mong village, located in Cao Pa commune, Mu Cang Chai district, is cloaked in the seas of clouds. The roads leading here are craggy and challenging; however, travelers will be compensated by the magnificent beauty of the village in the ripening rice season.
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The terraced fields in Thai village boast another charm. Rustic, poetic, and mesmerizing are words to describe ripening rice terraced fields here. The vast space of rice fields is dotted with traditional houses of ethnic minorities.
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The unique terraced fields of La Pan Tan commune, in Mu Cang Chai district, are ranked as National Scenic Spots by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2007. The terraced fields here are considered as creative works of the H'Mong ethnic group.
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The terraced fields in the area of Ba Nha Bridge, about 10km from the center of Mu Cang Chai district are well-known for the serene beauty that should not be missed.
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The gentle “strips of rice” in Che Cu Nha Commune, located 7km from the center of Mu Cang Chai district, are also extremely captivating. The road to Che Cu Nha commune is quite steep, so tourists should be cautious.
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