Golden season on Sam Cyprus peak

The golden season on Sam Sip peak, Muong La commune, Son La province creates a beautiful picture. Photo: Nhat Minh

Sam Sip Peak is located at an altitude of more than 1,600m above sea level, Sam Sip slope is nearly 10km long, on both sides are traditional stilt houses of It village, Pieng village, Huoi Lieng, Hua Nam, Hoc village with more than 500 Thai ethnic households living.

With a total area of about 300 hectares of terraced fields cultivated for generations, this place is famous for the latest sticky rice season in Son La province.

The sticky rice on the terraced fields on Sam Sip peak has ripened to a golden yellow. Photo: Truong Son

Mr. Ca Van Ngam - Party cell secretary, head of It village, said: "This crop, 100% of the area is sown with Tan sticky rice, and the winter crop is 87 sticky rice, the average yield is about 5.5 tons/ha.

Due to the high altitude, cold air comes early so the rice ripens about half a month later than in other communes. Harvest time lasts from early November to about November 20.

According to Mr. Ngam, thanks to the typical highland climate and the pure Sam Sip spring water, the sticky rice here is more sticky, fragrant and sweeter than many other regions.

People in It village are excited because this year's sticky rice crop is a bountiful one. Photo: Truong Son

These days, Sam Cyprus is bustling with the sound of mini threshing machines and people calling each other to exchange work among the white clouds and golden sunshine.

Mr. Tong Van Anh - a resident of It village, excitedly said: "Thanks to the hand-held harvester, harvesting is much less difficult. My family has nearly 1 hectare of terraced fields, this crop yielded about 100 bags of rice, nearly 5 tons, a higher yield than last year."

People in It village harvest sticky rice. Photo: Truong Son

Ms. Quàng Thị Mai - Hua Nam village, said: "My family has more than 1,200m² of rice fields, this crop yielded about 500kg of rice. The whole village harvested together, exchanging labor to help each other, so we were very happy. I kept the rice to eat all year round, the rest as gifts for acquaintances because Sam Síp sticky rice is famous for its deliciousness."

Not only bringing a warm and prosperous harvest, Sam Cyprus harvest season also opens up a direction for developing experiential tourism .

Mr. Tran Hai Son - Vice Chairman of Muong La Commune People's Committee, said: "The locality is orienting to develop agriculture associated with experiential tourism. Sam Sip terraced fields have great potential, each rice ripening season attracts many groups of tourists to visit and take photos.

The commune encourages people to build homestays and introduce local specialties such as sticky rice, rice wine, brocade, and field carp to increase income.

In the golden color of harvest season, Sam Sip peak seems to be wearing a brilliant coat among the clouds and sky. Tourists come to breathe the fresh air and admire the layer upon layer of rice fields.

Ms. Le Mai - a tourist from Hanoi, shared: "This is the first time I have seen late-ripening rice at such a height. Beautiful scenery, friendly people, fresh air, the feeling is so peaceful and memorable."

Tourists visit and take photos with the terraced fields during the ripe rice season on Sam Sip peak. Photo: Truong Son

Sam Sip's golden season is also a meeting place for many photographers to "hunt" for Northwest moments. Mr. Do Vinh, a photographer in Son La, said: "Sam Sip terraced fields have their own characteristics, late-ripening rice, beautiful light, open scenery with clouds floating around the mountains. If properly invested in and promoted, this place can completely become a prominent golden season tourist destination of Son La."

The late-ripening sticky rice season on Sam Sip peak not only brings a bumper crop but also opens up opportunities for community tourism development. In the brilliant golden light of ripe rice, the "golden season touching the clouds" is gradually becoming a symbol of prosperity and pride for the people of Muong La highlands.

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