Son La: Be captivated by the gorgeous To Day flowers blooming on the Nam Nghiep mountains and hills

This season, all over the highlands of Ban Nam Nghiep, Ngoc Chien commune, Muong La district, Son La province, there are brilliant colors of wild cherry blossoms, which people call "To Day" flowers with beautiful clusters of flowers fluttering in the sky. wind. Wild cherry blossom trees grow naturally, becoming a highlight that attracts a lot of attention from local people as well as tourists who come to enjoy the flowers.

This season, all over the highlands of Ban Nam Nghiep, Ngoc Chien commune, Muong La district, Son La province, there are brilliant colors of wild cherry blossoms, which people call "To Day" flowers with beautiful clusters of flowers fluttering in the sky. wind. Wild cherry blossom trees grow naturally, becoming a highlight that attracts a lot of attention from local people as well as tourists who come to enjoy the flowers.

Nam Nghiep village is located at an altitude of 2500m above sea level, where the coolest climate is in Muong La district. Here, there are 100 Black Mong ethnic households living together for a long time.

H'Mong people in the Northwest are very fond of wild cherry blossoms, also known as "To Day" flowers because To Day flowers are also a symbol of the Northwest mountains and forests, more or less representing the soul and lifestyle of the community. H'Mong ethnic group. “Pang To Day,” the name of this flower was also given by the H'Mong people. In particular, in the minds of the H'Mong ethnic community in Son La in particular and the Northwest in general, the blooming of the To Day flower is a signal that spring has arrived.

Nam Nghiep village, Ngoc Chien commune, Muong La district, Son La province is covered with the pink color of wild cherry blossoms. Photo: Khang A Trang, Nam Nghiep village

When the To Day flower blooms in the forest, adding color to the thousands in the majestic highlands, brightening the mountain space, the village seems to be wearing a new color. At that time, heaven and earth are in the season of harmony, growth, and reproduction, and people also enter a Spring season with so much joy, dreams, and hopes.

To Day is a woody plant with a wide canopy, growing on hillsides, mountain slopes, or deep valleys, in places hundreds of meters above sea level, in harsh climates. The temperature changes and there is a clear difference.

The lovely pink color of peach blossoms adorns a corner of the village. Photo: Khang A Trang, Nam Nghiep village.

To Day flowers, also known as wild cherry blossoms, often bloom during Tet of the H'Mong ethnic community, a few months before Tet of the Kinh Do people. The flowers bloom about a month before the Lunar New Year. When To Day flowers bloom, it is also the time when H'Mong boys and girls on the high slopes full of sunshine, wind and dew call each other to go to festivals and travel in Spring.

The flower belongs to the peach blossom family, and the Mong people in Mu Cang Chai often call it "pang ta thick", which translates into Vietnamese as "forest peach blossom". Flowers usually bloom at the end of the year and last until the end of Lunar New Year. Photo: Khang A Trang, Nam Nghiep village.

The To Day flower tree often grows in high mountain areas. The interesting thing is that growing on land that meets all the climatic and harsh weather conditions, the tree produces many buds, blooms many flowers and has a characteristic deep color.

In September and October, the To Day tree begins to shed its leaves to give sap and nutrients to the young buds and flower buds that have just sprouted on the spindly, bare branches.

Entering November, the tree's energy after the process of being filtered and condensed during hot days and cold rains will pour out and accumulate on each young bud and flower bud.

At the end of December, when the weather is cold, the wild cherry blossom hills in Nam Nghiep village begin to bloom, hundreds of flower trees bloom, creating a wonderful, brilliant scene. Then when the sun shines, the young buds and flower buds, after being marinated in the early spring rains of the season, will bloom as if awakening after a long sleep.

The flowers and young buds of To Day grow and reproduce at the same time, but at this time, the young leaves on the branches are still small and have a silky brown color, so the pink color of the petals is lost. , the bright red of the pistils, connecting into overwhelming clusters, "winning" the right to be colorful and adorn the space.

Halfway up the mountain, where the Hmong village of Nam Nghiep is settled, you can see red and bright pink flowers everywhere. Photo: Khang A Trang, Nam Nghiep village

To Day Flower not only possesses the wild beauty of the Northwest mountains and forests, but also contains a simple, pure and elegant beauty.

Compared to peach blossoms, To Day flowers have a deeper color and are adorned with long red pistils. Since budging and budding, the To Day flower has brought a happy sign, a message to the H'Mong community in the highlands and mountainous areas: A new Spring is coming. Despite the poetic and magnificent scenery, very few people know about the location of the wild cherry blossom hill in Nam Nghiep.

The flower has a thick, woody stem and only grows and blooms at altitudes above 1,000 m above sea level. Photo: Khang A Trang, Nam Nghiep village

To Day Flower means wild cherry blossoms that cover every walkway in pink. Cherry blossoms are the blushing faces of the people here every winter, like the beauty of the gentle, fresh soul of the indigenous people who greet each other. welcoming tourists from far away, making them love this land more.

The thick flowers have five pale pink petals with long red pistils forming large clusters full of life on slender stems, reaching high and spreading widely. Photo: Khang A Trang, Nam Nghiep village

If you want to find a place to enjoy the beauty of this flower, Nam Nghiep is definitely a place that tourists cannot miss. The simplicity and peace of this beautiful Northwest region is a plus point for visitors to immerse themselves in nature and get "million-like" photos.

Wild cherry blossoms are also known as "To Day" flowers because To Day flowers are also a symbol of the Northwest mountains and forests. Photo: Khang A Trang, Nam Nghiep village

The "upland" land and sky of Nam Nghiep village between the four mountains and forests, the To Day flower season is blooming as if inviting footsteps. People's souls are also more excited entering Spring, the season of love and festivals.

As for the "travelers" from the lowlands who see this "endemic" flower in the Northwest mountains, they will feel calmer and less homesick for the pristine beauty of the To Day flower.

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