From the second half of December to the end of January is considered the most beautiful time to come to Mu Cang Chai, when the To Day flower clusters bloom, dyeing the mountain tops pink.
To Day is a woody plant that grows abundantly in several communes of Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province such as La Pan Tan, Lao Chai, Nam Khat, Pung Luong, De Xu Phinh or Mo De. To Day flower is also commonly known as "Pang To Day" or "wild peach flower".
The pink color of To Day flowers (also known as wild peach flowers) is gradually adorning the majestic forests and every village of the mountainous district.
This is a special flower that only lives and blooms at an altitude of over 1,000 m above sea level and the colder the weather, the more beautiful the flowers bloom. The To Day flower is associated with the lives of many generations of Mong people in the highlands of Mu Cang Chai. It is a flower with strong vitality and only blooms in the cold winter. For the H'Mong ethnic group in Mu Cang Chai, the To Day flower is considered a symbol of spring, signaling a new crop season. The To Day flower blooms as a sign of luck and a successful new beginning.
To Day is a woody plant that grows abundantly in some communes of Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province.
The time when To Day flowers bloom most beautifully is from mid-December to the end of January every year (about 1 month before peach blossoms bloom). Coming to the high mountains of Mu Cang Chai these days, visitors will be able to immerse themselves in the pure beauty of To Day flowers. This flower has caused nostalgia, making the hearts of many travelers who have set foot in Mu land flutter.
Teacher Kien, a highland teacher with the soul of an artist in this mountainous region, the teacher who puts all his love into this flower, calls this "season of memories".
The time when To Day flowers bloom most beautifully is from mid-December to the end of January every year.
“That flower has small pink petals that fascinate me until now. That day, I wandered alone halfway up the mountain, every winding road, there was no place I hadn’t been, because I was so deeply in love with To Day. Sometimes, early in the morning, before the rooster crowed, I had already driven away. Sometimes, when I returned, I couldn’t see people’s faces clearly. For all those years, I took pictures of this flower, the towering forests competing to bloom, blooming from the top of the mountain and then gradually fading down to the foot of the mountain, for exactly 3 weeks,” said Mr. Kien.
This flower has caused nostalgia and touched the hearts of many travelers who have set foot in the land of Mu.
An extremely brilliant flower with a strong vitality, blooming strongly, showing off its charm in the cold of the Northwest monsoon. When the flower blooms, the hearts that have fallen in love with To Day are filled with emotions that are hard to describe. Like teacher Kien, every time the flower blooms, this artist picks up his camera lens, wandering around every corner of the Blind Land to capture the most beautiful moments of his "lover".
“There are years when the entire forest blooms without a single green leaf, because when they bloom, they are the last leaves falling down, like the last leaf in O'Henry, except it's not by the window,” teacher Kien shared.
An extremely brilliant flower with strong vitality, blooming strongly, showing off its charm in the cold of the Northwest monsoon.
This year, flowers have begun to bloom in the Hang Gang area, Lao Chai commune down to La Pan Tan area. Let your heart be melted by the beauty of this flower that only the Northwest has.
Don't miss the once-a-year pink color, but admire this beauty in detail!
