Admire the masterpiece created by nature and humans in Mu Cang Chai

(SGTT) – If in September and October, Cao Pha commune, Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province is shimmering with the golden color of ripe rice, then in May and June, water flows into the terraced fields.

Cao Pha sparkles with terraced fields during the flood season. Photo: King of Beggars

Cao Pha Commune is located in the valley at the foot of Khau Pha Pass, Mu Cang Chai District, Yen Bai Province. The residents are mainly Mong and Thai ethnic groups. If you have the opportunity to visit Cao Pha in May and June, you will be amazed by the beauty of the terraced fields here during the flooding season. The flooding season makes the terraced fields in Cao Pha appear impressively with the brown color of the soil, blending with the blue sky and the shimmering water under the bright yellow sunlight.

The flooding season makes the terraced fields in Cao Pha appear impressive. Photo: King of Beggars

The rice fields in Cao Pha are overlapping each other, from one layer to another. To have terraced fields, the Mong people here have to choose lands on hillsides and mountain slopes with a fairly large area, moderate slope and favorable location to receive rainwater and stream water.

The rice fields in Cao Pha overlap one another, layer upon layer. Photo: Beggar King

Not dyed by the golden color of the ripe rice season, Mu Cang Chai terraced fields in the flooding season have a dark color, a wild look, "true to" the Northwestern mountains and forests.

The poetic beauty of Cao Pha in the flood season. Photo: King of Beggars

Not only does it help people have a stable life, but the combination of the beauty of terraced fields and unique indigenous culture also helps Cao Pha commune in particular and Mu Cang Chai district in general become attractive tourist destinations.

If you have the opportunity to visit Cao Pha in May and June, you will be amazed by the beauty of the terraced fields here during the flooding season. Photo: King of Beggars

According to the People's Committee of Mu Cang Chai district, in 2021, Cao Pha commune currently has 1,110 households with 5,949 people, of which Mong people account for nearly 75%, Thai people account for 23.8%, and the rest are other ethnic groups (2.1%). Thanks to the booming tourism, Cao Pha commune has gradually "changed its skin", and people's income has also gradually improved. Dang Huy

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