Terraced fields in the highlands of Mu Cang Chai during the flooding season
VietnamPlus•30/06/2024
The flooding season makes the terraced fields appear with the brown color of the soil, interspersed with the color of young rice, creating poetic scenes. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) Farming is the main livelihood of ethnic minorities in Mu Cang Chai. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) The terraced fields shimmering with water are charming and mysterious, as if wearing a new, colorful coat. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) Coming to Mu Cang Chai during the flooding season, visitors will be immersed in the fresh, cool air and be able to admire from above the terraced fields sparkling in the sunlight. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) The Mong people have a wealth of experience in terraced fields. The first factor they care about is choosing a hill with a spring water source, or a place near a spring water source where they can dig a ditch to bring water to the fields. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) Terraced fields are a perfect combination of the majesty of mountains and forests with the beauty of creative labor, passed down through many generations. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) Looking from above is the peaceful, pure beauty of Mu Cang Chai land. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) Mu Cang Chai terraced fields are known to tourists for their beauty during the golden season. But now, the beauty of the terraced fields continues to be known for the flooding season. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) To create terraced fields suitable for cultivation, people must choose areas of land without rocks on hillsides or mountain slopes with a fairly large area, moderate slope and a favorable location to receive rainwater and stream water. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) Terraced fields were formed and maintained over hundreds of years. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) Terraced fields are a unique form of farming of the highland people. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) The terraced fields in the flooding season create an extremely impressive scene, as beautiful as a watercolor painting. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) The vast terraced fields during the flooding season were created by the Mong people here. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) Although farming is hard work day and night, what farmers look forward to most is waiting for the water to flow so they can plow and plant crops in time for the season. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) The flooding season usually begins from early May to early June. When the summer rains fall, the Mong people begin to lead water from the high mountains to their fields. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) For the Mong people here, they are used to working on terraced fields. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA)
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