Every year, when the weather changes from winter to spring, Mu Cang Chai plateau welcomes a brilliant season of Dat flowers. This typical flower of the peach family blooms in bright pink, dyeing the forests and villages pink, turning this place into a fresh and romantic spring picture. Dam Ngoc Mai (34 years old, female tourist from Hanoi) had the opportunity to experience and share her special feelings about the Dat flower season in Mu Cang Chai.
The beauty of the flower is likened to the vibrant beauty of Mong girls, making the hearts of young men in love flutter.
"Coming to Mu Cang Chai during the cherry blossom season is a very new experience for me. Although I have seen this flower in other places, I am still overwhelmed by its beauty in the mountains and forests of Yen Bai," Ngoc Mai shared.
The To Day flower, or "pang to day" in the Mong language, is a flower of the peach family, which usually blooms from mid-December to the end of January. The color of the flowers covers the hillsides and winding mountain passes, creating a spring symphony that especially delights tourists. In 2024, Mu Cang Chai organized the "To Day Flower" Festival along with the Mong Khen Festival and special spring welcoming activities in 2025. This festival not only honors the beauty of To Day flowers but is also an opportunity for tourists to experience the unique culture of the Mong people.
Even though they are just small flowers with fragile petals, when they bloom, they are like bright pink flames burning a corner of the sky, making anyone who stops by feel overwhelmed.
On the small roads leading to the villages, seeing Mong ethnic children in traditional flared dresses playing under the flower canopy, Ngoc Mai could not help but be moved. She shared: "Those images reflect the innocence and simplicity of the mountains and forests, making me very impressed and fascinated."
Previously, Ngoc Mai had been to Mu Cang Chai during the rice harvest season, when the terraced fields were dyed a shimmering golden yellow. Comparing the two seasons, she said: “The golden season is brilliant and extremely impressive, like the fiery summer. The season of thick flowers brings a fresh, peaceful spring flavor.” Each season has its own color, but in general, they all bring unforgettable emotions to those who have set foot there.
Flowers light up the whole sky
In the middle of majestic Mu Cang Chai
As scheduled, every season of blooming flowers, the peaceful mountainous district becomes more bustling with tourists who love the land of Mu Cang Chai coming to admire, enjoy and save special photos.
During this trip, Mai explored places like La Pan Tan, famous for its vast flower hills, and Hang Gang village, where there is a dreamy flower road in the early morning sun. For the female tourist, each place brings beauty and unforgettable impressions.
While wandering with the locals through the mountain passes, Ngoc Mai felt the slow and peaceful pace of life here. The locals are friendly and open, and every conversation brought a special, intimate and profound feeling. "Talking with them, following them wandering through the mountains and forests, I felt life slow down, gentle and peaceful," Ngoc Mai said.
For the Mong people in Mu Cang Chai, this flower signals early spring and is also the time when people prepare farming tools for the new crop.
Dam Ngoc Mai shared that Mu Cang Chai has been doing a very good job of combining tourism development based on the inherent beauty of nature with the nurturing of human hands. She hopes that this place will develop sustainably, combining it with more cultural experiences so that visitors can not only visit the beautiful scenery but also have the opportunity to learn about the culture and integrate into the life here. She also encourages visitors to be more aware of preserving the landscape and identity so that when they come, they bring goodwill; when they leave, they bring nothing but photos, and leave nothing but footprints.
Mu Cang Chai in the season of thick flowers brings visitors unique and unforgettable experiences. The pink color of flowers, the wild beauty of the mountains and forests and the friendliness of the people here create a colorful picture of nature and culture.
