Spring Journey

The first days of the new year mark the most special change in nature in the year. The cold winter with its dry, leafless branches gradually passes away. After the spring rains, from those dry branches, green shoots will soon grow, interspersed with tiny flower buds. Everything seems to revive after a long winter sleep. Thousands of flowers bloom everywhere. Join Heritage Magazine to admire spring flowers on a journey through the valleys in the northern mountains.

The earliest to bloom is the Dat flower - a flower with 5 pink petals, long red pistils, clustered together in large clusters on tall tree trunks. This flower symbolizes strong vitality because it only blooms in harsh weather, the colder the temperature, the more vibrant the flower color. The time when the flowers bloom signals the Tet holiday of the H'Mong people, usually taking place about 1 month before the Lunar New Year. In Mu Cang Chai - Yen Bai , the flower forests are spread evenly in the communes of Mo De, Che Cu Nha, De Xu Phinh, Nam Khat... and are most concentrated in La Pan Tan.

From late January to early February, when the weather is less dry and warmer, the plum blossom valleys in Moc Chau plateau begin to bloom simultaneously. The plum trees here do not grow sporadically but close together, and when they bloom, the whole place seems to be covered with an endless white carpet, stretching from one hillside to another valley. The plum blossoms form thick clusters, with thin petals embracing the yellow pistil, and after about 2 weeks they will fall off with the wind, leaving behind beautiful green buds.

Many places have beautiful plum blossoms such as Tan Lap, Phieng Canh, Na Ka, Ban Ang, Van Ho, Ba Phach... but in recent years, Mu Nau has become the most beautiful and wild plum valley in Moc Chau. Passing many dangerous steep mountain passes, the white plum valley appears at an altitude of over 1,000m above sea level.

Plum blossoms here are said to bloom more evenly than in the valleys below, with many ancient plum gardens planted on the mountain slopes, interspersed with mossy rocks, ancient cliffs and primeval forests. Source link