The golden season on the high mountains invites travelers' footsteps

VTV.vn - In September, when the cool breeze blows, the mountains and forests of the Northwest glow in the endless golden color of ripe rice. The golden season is both a tourist destination and a season of prosperity for the villages.

Golden terraced fields

The highlands are already attractive enough for tourists all year round with their cool climate, open spaces and rare green areas that are hard to find in the city. But especially from August to October, the mountains and forests become even more attractive, when the ripe rice season spreads a golden color all over the roads.

The terraced fields are layered like waves of rice, inviting travelers' footsteps.

Raspberry Hill, Mu Cang Chai, Lao Cai .

Each village has its own beauty. Ta Van (Sa Pa) was recently voted by the international press as one of the six most beautiful villages in Asia, with wooden houses looming among the ripe rice valley. Mu Cang Chai - home to majestic terraced fields, is known as the most beautiful in the Northwest, shining like a masterpiece of nature and human hands. And Y Ty, at an altitude of over 2,000m, brings a poetic feeling with white clouds floating, embracing each wave of golden rice as if cherishing a bountiful harvest.

Terraced fields in Y Ty.

Ripe rice season in Ta Van, Sa Pa.

Cafes with field views attract many young people.

Tourists do not mind the sun to take beautiful pictures.

Arriving in the Northwest in the golden season, visitors feel like they are lost in a fairyland, seemingly unreal, but are quickly pulled back to reality with the familiar smell of new rice, the giggles of ethnic minority children, or the silhouettes of grandmothers and mothers harvesting rice in the fields. And it would be wonderful if you could save photos taken with the background of the golden waves of rice stretching far and wide. The vastness of nature makes people small, but it is also in that smallness that we feel more clearly the protection and strong connection between people and the mountains and forests.

Mother and child on terraced fields.

Contribute to a more complete golden season

If in the lowlands, September is associated with the first day of school and the scent of new rice, then for the people in the highlands, this is the harvest season - the season of abundance. In each village, the harvest season is also associated with traditional customs such as the ceremony to thank heaven and earth, praying for a bountiful harvest and a peaceful life.

Over the past two years, the young people of the “Walking with the Clouds” group have been attached to the Northwest not only through discovery trips, but also through many volunteer activities. Last fall, when Typhoon Yagi caused heavy impacts, they only had time to organize a warm Mid-Autumn Festival night for the children of Hat Luu village (Tram Tau, old Yen Bai ). The festival night had star lanterns, papier-mâché masks, bustling drums and the children’s innocent smiles, leaving unforgettable childhood memories.

This year, "Walking with the Clouds" plans to organize an early Mid-Autumn Festival in Si Thau Chai village ( Lai Chau ), bringing small gifts, sparkling star lanterns and a giant lantern to carry around the village.

Police officers at Tram Tau participate in making lanterns with children.

The gift made both the people and the organizers happy.

Ms. Nguyen Nhu Quynh, founder of the project “Walking with the Clouds” expressed: “I often compare autumn in the highlands to the golden season. This rice crop is very important, because people can exploit tourism from rice, harvest rice to eat, or sell it to pay school fees for their children. In Mu Cang Chai, thanks to tourists coming, people can sell handicrafts or drive motorbike taxis to take tourists to the highland rice fields, so they have more income.”

“Walking with the Clouds” brings visitors to the golden season, while also giving them the opportunity to “give” and “receive”. They participate in volunteer activities, listen to local stories, and then return with hearts full of gratitude. As shared by many members, it is “a healing trip” - by nature, by sharing, and by the feeling that they have contributed a small part to making the golden season more complete.

Nhu Quynh was born in her hometown Yen Bai (old), so she and her friends carried out the project "Walking with the clouds", aiming to develop sustainable livelihoods for people in the highlands.

Tourists take photos with children at Mong Nguu Hill, Mu Cang Chai, Lao Cai.

When walking among the golden sea of ​​the Northwest, we suddenly realize: the golden season not only fills the granaries, but also fills the hearts of both those who stay and those who visit.

Source: https://vtv.vn/mua-vang-tren-non-cao-moi-goi-buoc-chan-lu-khach-100250910092841492.htm