Admire the terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai in the harvesting water season

Falling water season makes Mu Cang Chai terraced fields appear as beautiful as a painting

Mid-May is the time when the summer rains come and provide water for ethnic people in Mu Cang Chai district (Yen Bai province).

The harvesting water season on Mu Cang Chai usually takes place in May and June every year. This is the time when the summer rains come and provide water for ethnic people to plant new crops.

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The harvesting water season makes the terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai appear with the brown color of the soil blending with the blue sky and sparkling water surface, under the bright golden sunlight, as beautiful as a painting.

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In the harvesting water season, people build dams and barriers, and channel water into fields to prepare for plowing, sowing, and transplanting rice. Everywhere you can see terraced fields, layer upon layer, spreading across the mountain slopes.

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Not as colorful and splendid as the harvest season, when the Mu Cang Chai terraced fields are dyed by the shiny yellow of the sun and the rice flowers are ripe with seeds, the terraced fields in the pouring season take on a deep color, a serene look. wild, true to the Northwest mountains and forests.

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The scenery here is truly a wonderful gift in the summer for those who love scenery and nature.

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The reflection of the water blends with the sunlight, and the green color of the young seedlings creates a beautiful and enchanting picture of the terraced fields...

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...or the images of people enthusiastically plowing and cultivating from dawn to dusk casting shadows on the hillsides.

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In 2007, the State recognized terraced fields in three communes of La Pan Tan, De Xu Phinh, and Che Cu Nha as national landscapes. Not only that, Mu Cang Chai was also voted into the top 10 most beautiful terraced fields in the world.

In 2019, the scenic terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai were ranked as a special national monument.

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If you have the opportunity to come to Northwest Vietnam during this time, Mu Cang Chai is an interesting choice. If you can't come here in time for the autumn water season, you can come here in the golden dancing season in October.

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