From mid-August to early September every year is considered the most beautiful time of Bat Xat (Lao Cai). The terraced fields winding on the hillside in Y Ty, Muong Hum, Sang Ma Sao, A Lu, Den Sang are like gold inlaid on the high mountainside, white clouds flutter like thin smoke, as beautiful as a watercolor painting.
From mid-August to early September every year is considered the most beautiful time of Bat Xat (Lao Cai). The terraced fields winding on the hillside in Y Ty, Muong Hum, Sang Ma Sao, A Lu, Den Sang are like gold inlaid on the high mountainside, white clouds flutter like thin smoke, as beautiful as a watercolor painting.
This season, the terraced rice fields in Bat Xat ripen like gold on the slopes, creating a beautiful picture. Photo: Quoc Dung
This is also the time when many tourists come to explore and experience the golden season of terraced fields here, enjoy the cool climate, high blue sky, gentle sunshine, so pleasant.
September is the time when the highland and border communes of Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province enter the ripe rice season. This is also the time when "travelers" and enthusiasts of exploration begin to flock to this land to hunt for the most wonderful moments of nature, impressive golden skies from terraced fields. enter the harvest season.
Not only having a cool climate and fresh air, Bat Xat district is also known for its beautiful terraced fields of the Northwest region. In the ripe rice season, looking down from above, the terraced fields here are like sparkling golden silk interspersed between the majestic and high peaks. All create a peaceful and poetic scene.
The golden season covers the craggy mountainsides and spreading valleys in Y Ty, Den Sang, Muong Hum, Sang Ma Sao (Bat Xat). Photo: Quoc Dung
Terraced fields have long been considered a typical type of farming for ethnic minorities in the Bat Xat highland area, associated with the history of each ethnic group living here and the result of the labor process. , summarizing experience and creativity in bringing wet rice to cultivation on high hills, both ensuring food and preserving forests, creating a sustainable source of water for human life.
The terraced fields of Y Ty, A Lu, and Ngai Thau have existed for hundreds of years and are all created by the talented and diligent hands of ethnic minority farmers. The best terrace farming is the Ha Nhi, then the H'mong, the Dao... living on the majestic Hoang Lien high mountains.
The Pa terraced fields in Y Ty and Ngai Thau communes have been classified as a National Monument by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. With an area of 233.1 hectares, this is considered one of the fields with a beautiful and concentrated location, a "great creation" work of the Mong and Ha Nhi people here.
The ripe rice season is coming, we invite readers to admire the amazing beauty of Bat Xat terraced fields that have captivated many tourists to explore and experience.
To get here, you can go from two directions. If from Sa Pa, the distance will be about 70 km, from O Quy Ho pass, follow Ban Khoang road, pass Ta Giang Phinh valley, then go to Muong Hum heaven gate. Or you can start from Lao Cai city and go in the direction of Trinh Tuong through the center of Bat Xat district to reach Lung Po, Y Ty.
Spread wide like a giant golden fan. Photo: Quoc Dung
Like stairs up to the sky. Photo: Quoc Dung
Surrounding the house is as beautiful as a picture. Photo: Quoc Dung
Warm golden season. Photo: Quoc Dung
The road passes through the golden waves of terraced fields in the ripe rice season in Ngai Thau (Bat Xat). Image; Quoc Dung
Paragliding on the yellow carpet of Muong Hum. Photo: Quoc Dung
Bat Xat district currently has more than 3,000 terraced fields that both ensure food and are attractive landscapes, attracting domestic and foreign tourists to develop local tourism. Photo: Quoc Dung
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: 30/08/2023
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