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If it's your first time visiting Mu Cang Chai, many tourists will be surprised by the scenery, which is even more beautiful than paintings and photographs depicting this land. Along the winding roads running through the communes of La Pan Tan, Che Cu Nha, etc., are hills and mountains covered with "Each step up and down the stairs is like a long, lingering melody.(Lyrics from the song "Love Poem of the Mountains," by An Thuyên). Almost no tourist visiting Mù Cang Chải misses the unique sights of this place.
Along the way, travelers may encounter wooden houses with clusters of golden corn hanging around them, children playing by the roadside, shyly greeting visitors, or unexpectedly meeting Hmong women embroidering dresses in the golden autumn sunlight. For those fortunate enough to spend time with a Hmong family, sharing a meal in a cozy wooden house, learning about the process of cultivating terraced rice fields, and climbing the terraces leading to the sky with the locals, this can be considered a rare opportunity to admire and appreciate them.The resilience and determination of the Hmong people in this land still faces countless difficulties.
In September and October, visitors to Mu Cang Chai also have the opportunity to admire the hills covered with pink wild apples, emitting a distinctive aroma. Wild apples from Yen Bai province are mainly concentrated in Mu Cang Chai, with a unique pink-cheeked variety found nowhere else. In recent years, wild apples have contributed significantly to improving the lives of many families in various communes of Mu Cang Chai.
In particular, although 91% of the population in Mu Cang Chai is ethnic Mong, visitors can still enjoy traditional herbal baths and stay in stilt houses of the Thai ethnic group if desired. And after a long day of exploration, in the cool autumn air, enjoying white rice, boiled chayote, black chicken with a little fragrant apple wine… the feeling of floating and relaxing will forever remind visitors of this land in the Northwest of our country.
