Y Ty terraced fields in the pouring water season are as beautiful as a painting.

The Y Ty flood season starts from the beginning of May to the end of June every year, and the best time to see the fields filled with sparkling water is the second half of May.

Photographer Nguyen Khanh Vu Khoa (HCMC) recently traveled to Y Ty (Lao Cai) at the end of May to take photos of the flooding season. He said that this year, there are still many “aftershocks” from the 2024 Yagi storm, with landslides and narrow roads that are still very difficult to travel on, and muddy and slippery conditions on rainy days.

Photographer Nguyen Khanh Vu Khoa (HCMC) recently traveled to Y Ty ( Lao Cai ) at the end of May to take photos of the flooding season. He said that this year, there are still many "aftershocks" from the 2024 Yagi storm, with landslides and narrow roads that are still very difficult to travel on, and muddy and slippery days.

The terraced fields in Y Ty cover an area of over 1,000 hectares, located mainly at an altitude of over 2,500 meters above sea level. Due to the soil and climate, people can only cultivate one rice crop per year. In April, when it rains, the plowing season begins, in May, water is poured for planting, in August, the rice gradually ripens and in September, it will be harvested.

Y Ty is a highland commune in Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province. Tourists traveling from Hanoi must take a bus to Lao Cai and then take another bus to Y Ty or rent a motorbike in Lao Cai city to travel by themselves. Not only the golden season with the fragrant smell of ripe rice attracts tourists to Y Ty, this place is also a cloud paradise, the starting point of many mountain climbing routes and the magically beautiful pouring water season.

Tourists from all over the world come to Y Ty, especially amateur and professional photographers, all are fascinated by the colors of the sky and earth in May. The terraced fields are filled with water, sparkling like a mirror.

Farming scene of the Black Ha Nhi people in Y Ty. The picture shows terraced fields near Choan Then park (a famous cloud hunting spot).

The smile of a Black Ha Nhi woman in the new rice planting season. The Black Ha Nhi are one of the ethnic groups living mainly in Y Ty. Wherever you go in Y Ty, you can easily see houses with brown earthen walls and dark blue clothes.

At the threshold of a traditional rammed earth house of the Ha Nhi people, Y Ty. The costumes of the black Ha Nhi people have a characteristic blue color.

“Pattern” from terraced fields in the flooding season in Y Ty. Traveling to Y Ty this season, in addition to sightseeing, taking photos, and visiting the Ha Nhi people’s houses, visitors can also participate in traditional festivals related to farming life such as sowing rice, pulling up seedlings... praying for a bountiful harvest and favorable weather.

The scene of clouds after the rain in the high mountains, clouds and mountains blend together, adorning nature with winding terraced fields in the water pouring season. Some of the most beautiful places to see terraced fields in the water pouring season in Y Ty include The Pa valley (between Y Ty and A Lu communes) stretching from Choan Then to Thien Sinh. This valley has been recognized as a national scenic spot by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism since 2015.

The winding roads like the letter S take visitors between two sides of terraced fields in the flooding season. Seen from above, Y Ty in this season is like a graphic painting with the colors of soil, water and trees.