Brilliant golden season in the highlands

In June, the first days of summer, the highlands of Tuyen Quang have entered the season of ripe rice. The land that is always green with forests all year round is now wearing a golden coat of rice fields. From Chiem Hoa valley to the highlands of Lam Binh, Na Hang… the golden color of the crops spreads along the hillsides, creating a picture of summer in the highlands full of vitality.

On the softly curving terraced rice fields that wind around the mountainside, each gentle breeze blows through, causing the heavy rice stalks to sway as if waving hello. The fields are red at the tips, the grains are full of milk, giving off a rich, fragrant smell, the smell of warmth and abundance.

Interspersed among the brilliant yellow is the bright red of the Hmong people’s traditional costumes – a vibrant highlight in the midst of the peaceful countryside scene. The traditional costumes with colorful patterns are not only a typical image of the mountainous region but also reflect the pride and strong attachment to the cultural roots.

In the highlands, the rice harvest season is an opportunity for tourists to explore the beauty of indigenous culture. The harvest season here is attractive because of its rusticity, pristine nature and rich mountain identity. Tourists can stop at a small village on the mountainside, walk along the trails along the terraced fields, listen to the pleasant sound of sickles, watch the nimble hands of farmers harvesting each handful of rice or simply stand still amidst the endless golden waves to feel the breath of the harvest spreading throughout the space.

In many Hmong villages, harvest season is a labor festival and also a season of village love. People invite each other to go to the fields, work together, and share the work. The harvest season atmosphere is bustling, hurried, but still very warm. Adults cut rice, the elderly gather bundles, children follow their mothers to help pick rice, gather straw... All create a vivid picture of farm work. The crisp laughter and friendly words echoing on the mountainside make the scene even more intimate and familiar.

All the work in the fields is done by hand. Each bundle of rice is harvested with a sickle, tied with dry straw ropes, and carried back to the village in hand-woven bamboo baskets. Each movement, each tool, each simple sound contributes to recreating a space of traditional agricultural labor culture. It is this simplicity that makes the harvest season an ideal time to develop agricultural-cultural tourism with the direct participation of tourists.

Coming to Tuyen Quang in the golden season, tourists can not only sightsee and take pictures but also immerse themselves in the life of the people, harvesting rice, threshing rice, boiling water, and cooking rice right on the fields. The yellow color of rice, the red color of clothes, and the cheerful laughter of the harvest season… all blend into a bustling, lively harmony.

The harvest season in the highlands is not only the harvest season but also the season of communication between nature and people. That is when Tuyen Quang, like many other highlands, becomes the most beautiful of the year. When the yellow color begins to spread across the highlands, it is also the beginning of a fascinating and captivating harvest journey.

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