Mu Cang Chai is a mountainous district in Yen Bai province in the North of Vietnam. Famous for its lyrical and extremely poetic beauty, along with its extremely diverse cultural identity, this place has become a destination that attracts thousands of visitors each year. But do you know the specific location of this wonderful land? Understanding more about the location of a place you want to explore will help you have a better experience when starting your journey here. Below is the information you need to pay attention to if you intend to set foot here.
Mu Cang Chai: A wonderful land
Vietnam is blessed by nature with an extremely rich and diverse territory with many different types of terrain and soil layers, each area will have its own beauty and will have its own unique advantages, own identity and customs. And it can be said that Mu Cang Chai is a once-in-a-century land with the most wonderful elements located in Vietnam, becoming an indispensable part of the entire country of Vietnam.
Mu Cang Chai is a mountainous district in the west of Yen Bai province, with an area of 1,197.89 km², covered with lush green vegetation, making Mu Cang Chai extremely cool and pleasant. In addition, because it is located at the foot of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, more than 1000m above sea level, Mu Cang Chai is always cold and sometimes bitterly cold all year round. The North borders Van Ban district, Lao Cai province; The South borders Muong La district, Son La province; The West borders Cam Yen district, Lai Chau province and the East borders Van Chan district and Van Yen district. Thanks to being adjacent to many territories of many different provinces, Mu Cang Chai has a diversity coming from many different regions and many different cultures and customs.
Terrain of Mu Cang Chai
Because it is located at the foot of the Hoang Lien Son range, the slope of Mu Cang Chai is about 40 degrees, with some areas having a slope of up to 70 degrees. Although Mu Cang Chai does not have large rivers flowing across it, the number of small streams and water streams originating from Hoang Lien Son is extremely large, estimated at dozens of streams, creating a system extremely dense and building an extremely diverse and rich natural forest ecosystem. The terrain of Mu Cang Chai also creates conditions for the formation of many multi-layer waterfalls such as Nam Mo waterfall, De Thang waterfall,…
Over many years of history and many geological movements, Mu Cang Chai has created the iconic high mountain ranges of this land: Pung Luong Peak with an altitude of 2985m; Phu Ba peak with an altitude of 2512m; Mo De peak has an altitude of 2100m and other high peaks. The high mountain peaks combined with the construction of the pass have turned the pristine mountain ranges into beautiful roads that you can stop and admire every time you set foot here.
Terrace fields in Mu Cang Chai
When mentioning Mu Cang Chai, it would be remiss if we did not mention the terraced fields stretching endlessly across the extremely majestic hills. This is the favorite destination of tourists every time they visit Mu Cang Chai and is also a destination rated by many prestigious magazines in the world as one of the places worth experiencing.
The area of terraced fields is about 2,200 hectares. In addition to bringing high cultural and aesthetic value to all domestic and foreign tourists, the terraced fields also play an extremely important role as a source of rice for the locality as well as an effective erosion prevention plan for people in neighboring areas.
To come to the poetic terraced fields, you will need to take note of the following notes to be able to capture the beauty of the terraced fields to your liking:
The terraced fields are most beautiful in two seasons, the first season is when the fields are flooded and the second season is when the rice is ripe. The watering season usually takes place in May and June, this is the time when farmers build dikes and bring water into the fields to prepare for plowing, sowing and transplanting rice. At this time, the fields will look like giant mirrors, reflecting into the sky, very suitable for taking pictures from above.
The second season when terraced fields look extremely beautiful is the ripe rice season, which usually takes place in September and October. This is the time when farmers will harvest their fruits after a trying season. The shimmering yellow color of the sun combined with the color of ripe rice creates an unforgettable beauty for visitors. At this time, the local government will organize festivals in parallel with the ripe rice season to attract the maximum number of tourists to Mu Cang Chai.
It would be a mistake to miss terraced rice fields when traveling to Mu Cang Chai. Remember and visit once to experience the wonderful beauty of this place.
If you only use one day to experience all the famous places of Mu Cang Chai, it is definitely not enough because it has many beautiful landscapes and is worth experiencing. So below are Collection of tourist attractions that you must definitely visit if you set foot in Mu Cang Chai.
Khau Pha Pass
As one of the four great passes of the Northwest region, Vietnam, Khau Pha Pass will always be a destination that you will feel guilty if you miss. The road can be said to be quite dangerous because it has a high slope and is extremely zigzag and winding, it will be quite risky if you move on this pass. But when you get there and look down, it is definitely a gift that Khau Pha Pass gives you because its beauty can be said to be unique, at the top of the pass, we can see terraced fields arranged in layers one after another stretching across an entire hill, along with the smell of ripe rice wafting throughout the area that will make you extremely linger.
This is also the favorite place to catch the sunrise for backpackers because this pass challenges their desire to experience as well as having a position to catch the sunlight that can be said to be wonderfully beautiful. So when coming to Mu Cang Chai, if it’s convenient, stop by Khau Pha pass.
Lim Thai Village
Home to the Thai ethnic community in Mu Cang Chai, Lim Thai village will be a place to heal your soul with the unique and novel customs of the Thai people as well as the peaceful and simple beauty of the highland village scene. From Tu Le town, go another 5km and there will be a road leading to the village. The first thing that attracts you will definitely be the view of the small village, with no high-rise buildings, no street lights, no Modern roads, only simple houses, dirt roads and lots of trees, so the atmosphere in Lim Thai village is always pleasant and popular with tourists when they come here to have fun.
Lim Mong Village
As a small village in Cao Pha commune, Lim Mong village is loved by tourists for its wild and extremely peaceful beauty. This is also a favorite place for backpackers because of its wonderful roads. To get here, you have to go through Lim Thai village and according to the experience of some previous tourists, the road to Lim Mong village is not easy and extremely dangerous, so you intend to come here to experience it, please pay close attention to the road.
Pu Nhu Waterfall
As one of the most famous and beautiful waterfalls in this place, Pu Nhu waterfall always leaves a deep impression on tourists every time they come to admire the beauty. The special thing about this waterfall is that even though it is only located 1.5km from Highway 32, you will never see this waterfall from the highway, it can be said that nature has deliberately hidden it.
The water of the waterfall is always white and continuously falls from above, creating an extremely poetic and cool scene. Right at the foot of the waterfall there is also a lake called Dragon Lake. On hot days, many tourists come here to relieve stress as well as keep beautiful memories for themselves and their families.
The location of Mu Cang Chai can be said to be unique in a thousand years in Vietnam, with all the elements bestowed by nature, from the mountains to the plains. A trip to Mu Cang Chai is not simply a trip, but it is also a journey, a discovery of new features, new cultures and a journey of healing for yourself after tiring days of studying and working. Quickly pack your backpack and go to this place to see how beautiful this great land of Vietnam is.
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