Yên Bái province is an agricultural-based province located in Tây Bắc, the northern part of northern-central Vietnam.
Yên Bái covers an area of
6,899.5 km2 (2,663.9 sq mi), and the Red River passes through the province. Yên
Bái is a mountain province, characterised by rugged mountainous scenery and
green rice paddy fields in the valleys. The Hoàng Liên Sơn mountain range runs
through the province. The Red (or Thao) River and Chay River flow the province.
Their origin is in Yunnan, China. The valley created by these two river systems
in the Yên Bái Province is fertile, though an uneven territory; Muong Lo plain
is the rice bowl of the province.
The topography is steep,
rising from east to west and from south to north. The average elevation is
about 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level and can be divided into two
regions: low-lying regions on the left bank of the Red River basin and the high
right bank of the Red River and in the plateau between the Red River and Da
River there are many mountains. Besides the two main rivers, the Red and the
Da, the province has about 200 canals, small streams and large lakes and
swamps. Thác Bà Lake is situated in the province, an artificial lake which has
an area of 23,400 hectares (90 sq mi) and 1,331 islands and hills. It has a
capacity of 3 to 3.9 billion cubic meters of water and its original intention
was to run the Thác Bà hydroelectric plant, one of the first large hydropower
projects in Vietnam. The water in the lake is blue and clear, and reflects the
surrounding green forests. The thousands of hills and islands have many caves,
including Hum, Cau Cuoi and Bach Xa. A Thác Bà Temple is located in the lake area.
Thác Bà Lake has changed the climatic pattern in the western districts of the
province, to a moderate condition from its hot and dry status.
The main ecozones of the
province are rainforest, subtropical and temperate mountainous zones. It
experiences a tropical monsoon season. The 20,293 hectares (78.35 sq mi)
conservation area Mu Cang Chai Species / Habitat Conservation Area (MCC SHCA)
was established in 2004 to protect the endangered mountain wildlife in Cang
Chai district on the border of Lào Cai Province.
The mean temperature in the
province at elevations above 1500m is about 20 °C (68 °F) and drops to 0 °C (32
°F) with frost and snow in some parts. December–January are winter months when
the climate is dry. Frequent drizzle is experienced during late winter months;
this type of rain has earned Yên Bái the epithet "drizzle centre of the
country". April to December are summer months and the rainy period. The
mean temperature is stable for the district as a whole and is in the range of
18 °C (64 °F) to 28 °C (82 °F). (From Wikipedia)
Picture take at Suối Giàng Town, Văn Chấn District, Yên Bái Province
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