Mu Cang Chai in the summer

visavietnam.net.vn - Mu Cang Chai is a rural district of Yen Bai province. The popular attraction of Mu Cang Chai in summer lies in its terraced rice fields, which draw a large number of both Vietnamese and foreign travelers.

Theatre of Rice - Mù Cang Chải

Every year, between September and October, the terraced rice fields of Mù Cang Chải, a rural district in northern Vietnam’s Yên Bái Province, put on a show of picturesque harvest colours. In the fresh, dew-brushed dawn, hundreds of stepped rice fields, carved into the contours of steep valleys, are illuminated by the autumn sun. The golden-green and toast-brown colours of the ripe rice are luminous.

Beautifull Place in Yen Bai province, Vietnam

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.