Overview:
On these days, on both sides of the road from Yen Bai city to Mu Cang Chai district, bright yellow patches appear when the terraced rice fields are in season.
Crossing the winding roads, conquering Khau Pha Pass (one of the four great peaks of Vietnam’s pass), in the mist, you will be able to see firsthand the terraced fields that are layered with layers of layers. adorn the yellow color of ripe rice. What a beautiful and captivating scene. For young people growing up in urban areas, it is certainly impossible to have the opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery of the ripe rice season. And this time will be an ideal opportunity for you to love the rice fields, terraced fields and mountains of the Northwest. That is the beauty of Mu Cang Chai in the ripe rice season.
Location:
Mu Cang Chai district of Yen Bai province, to the east by Van Chan district of the same province, to the west by Than Uyen district of Lai Chau province, to the south by Muong La district of Son La province, to the north by Van Ban district of Lao Cai province . The district is located at the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain range, at an altitude of 1,000 m above sea level. To get to Mu Cang Chai district, you have to go through Khau Pha pass – one of the four Great Passes of the Northwest.
Time to visit:
Mu Cang Chai district does not have a large river flowing through, instead there are dozens of streams originating from the Hoang Lien Son range forming a dense system of streams. It is divided into two seasons: dry season and rainy season, cool in summer and cold in winter. Mu Cang Chai has up to 6 months of the dry season, causing the grass and trees to wilt and the cold winter, so it is almost impossible to grow any crops other than rice.
However, the beauty of this Northwest highland. The colors of ethnic people’s clothes, terraced fields, clouds and mountains all make up a very unique beauty of Mu Cang Chai.
The weather in Mu Cang Chai is cool all year round, suitable for traveling at any time. However, when the time comes again, in May and June, when the water is brought back and people start to plant rice, Mu Cang Chai enters the pouring season with the color of brown soil blending with the blue sky and iridescent water surface. shining like a mirror in the color of clouds. Mu Cang Chai putting on a new shirt full of gentle rustic colors is one of the best moments of Mu Cang Chai.
From September to October, Mu Cang Chai brings a beautiful color to the heart with golden rice strips, the smell of ripe rice wafts in each breeze amidst the majesty of the Northwest mountains and forests. And this will be the most perfect time to see the rice terraces in the ripe rice season in Tu Le and Mu Cang Chai.