Peaceful Mu Cang Chai in the Northwest mountains and forests

08/11/2023

More than 300 km from Hanoi, Mu Cang Chai is no longer strange to tourists. National Highway 32 connects a strip up to Lai Chau, the steep road winding along the mountain slopes takes you through many beautiful scenes of the Northwest mountains.

Pham Tu is currently a young photographer in Hanoi, he has many photo collections that are of interest to the online community. Recently, he visited Mu Cang Chai when the place was filled with the golden color of the ripe rice season.

Sharing with Travellive, Pham Tu said: "If you are going for an experiential travel, you can come to Mu Cang Chai all year round, any season. But if you go to check in and take photos, you should come to Mu Cang Chai during the rice ripening season, around September to October. The time when the rice is ripe is very beautiful and attracts many tourists from all over to come here."

Mù Cang Chải bình yên trong bức tranh màu vàng.

Mu Cang Chai is peaceful in a yellow picture.

Fascinated by the beauty of terraced fields

Mu Cang Chai in autumn is as beautiful as a painting, with terraced fields shimmering in the late afternoon sunlight. Looking far out to the horizon, we will encounter the endless charm of the natural scenery of this region. On the high hills, the terraced fields are like a golden strip, softly curving around the village with small houses stretching halfway up the hill. Mu Cang Chai in autumn is always filled with the fragrant smell of ripe rice, the smell of newly roasted rice and the smell of hot, passionate pots of rice...

Mê đắm trước cảnh sắc mùa vàng.

Fascinated by the golden season scenery.

If you are a lover of the rustic beauty of the mountainous region, love to explore the villages in the peaceful countryside, then you will definitely not be able to resist the beauty of the terraced fields here. Visiting Mu Cang Chai in the golden season, Pham Tu could not help but exclaim: "The terraced fields in the ripe rice season here are really beautiful, this is also a characteristic of Mu Cang Chai tourism. The people here are friendly, gentle, the service system is relatively diverse and thoughtful. Besides, the mountains and hills and the highland scenery here are also one of the interesting things to find and explore".

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The terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai are not only beautiful check-in locations but also deeply connected with the life and culture of the Mong people, the people living on this land. When coming here, visitors can not only take beautiful photos but also experience and understand more deeply the daily life and culture of the Mong people.

Amidst the vast space of terraced fields close together, the terraced fields in the three communes of La Pan Tan, Che Cu Nha and De Xu Phinh especially impress visitors who have ever set foot here.

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Dạo quanh những thửa ruộng bậc thang, du khách sẽ vô tình bắt gặp những đứa trẻ vùng cao hồn nhiên trong trang phục truyền thống sặc sỡ.

Walking around the terraced fields, visitors will accidentally come across innocent highland children in colorful traditional costumes.

Peaceful highland villages

In August, Mu Cang Chai is breathtakingly beautiful. The entire mountainous region is brilliant with the green of young rice fields. Visiting Mu Cang Chai at this time, visitors will experience the peace and simplicity of the northern mountains. From mid-September to mid-October, the submerged rice fields are no longer seen, but instead the symbol of autumn - the brilliant golden terraced fields.

Đường về nhà.

The way home.

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Along the roads, visitors can see some traditional houses of the local people. Mong women sit on the porches embroidering and sewing, while children climb the crab apple trees in front of the house and laugh. Colorful Mong dresses are hung on the fences, creating a brilliant picture in the autumn colors.

"The road is quite winding with mountain passes, the weather is also unpredictable. In addition, to get to check-in points such as Mam Xoi Pass, Dinosaur's Back or Bamboo Forest... the road will be quite dangerous and difficult because it is a steep mountain pass. Tourists should hire a motorbike taxi from a local to travel safely," Pham Tu shared.

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Những nụ cười bẽn lẽn, thơ ngây.

Shy, innocent smiles.

Ha Mai Trinh - Photo: Pham Tu
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