Showing posts with label fields. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fields. Show all posts

Wednesday 14 November 2012

It’s tough to leave misty Sapa

For over a century people from all over the world have experienced the magnificent and misty mountains, splendid rice terraced fields, endless flower hills, vaporous layers of clouds and snow which makes Sapa the landscape of dreams.

 
 A splendid view of Sapa - Photos: TL
And also in fell in love with the land and have been so sad to leave the picture-book area.

From its early days, the valley which is famous for having four seasons in one day, has become home to Ta Van plum and Sa Pa peach, specialties in Sapa.

In spring, Sapa wins peoples’ hearts with its thousands of pink peach blossoms overwhelming mountains, hills and valleys as well as the road to Fan Xi Pang peak and through Hoang Lien Son Range.

From Ham Rong Mountain peak, we can see the town colored like a giant pink carpet. Moreover, it looks more interesting dotted with the multicolored Mong girls’ dresses. In spring nights, they listen to flute sounds of village boys and follow the melodies to find their lovers.

In spring, time is counted by market times with traditional festivities, twitter of birds, laughter of kids and the echo of horses running wild.

In a silent way, Sapa sends the love of nature into each traveler’s heart. And of course, they themselves cannot deny the beauty of what they are witnessing with rivers, silver waterfalls, paddy fields, sunset over the town and Muong Hoa Valley.

That attractive scenery seduces them to explore daily life of ethnic people, old stilt houses, wild flowers, and wine drinking nights under a flickering camp-fire.

Images of ladies in weaving rooms are also an unforgettable sight in Sapa.

Monday 10 September 2012

Hoang Su Phi terraced fields - new national heritage

 

The terraced fields in Hoang Su Phi District in the northern province of Ha Giang, have been recognized as a national heritage site by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The province will hold a certification ceremony on September 16 which will feature traditional art and culture of ethnic people.

The terraces bear witness to centuries of wet rice cultivation by ethnic minorities in Hoang Su Phi, including the Dao, Nung and La Chi, and they have great cultural and historical value in addition to being aesthetically beautiful. The terraced fields cover six communes including Ban Luoc, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Ho Thau, Nam Ty and Thong Nguyen.

Local authorities will create projects to preserve the fields and promote their tourism potential.

Source: SGT

 

Friday 7 September 2012

Hoang Su Phi's terraced fields turned yellow now


Hoang Su Phi’s terraced fields will be recognized as a national relic. On these days, terraced fields have turned yellow.


Terraced fields are a popular cultivated form in Southeast Asian countries like  Vietnam Laos Thailand Philippines Indonesia  and some southern provinces of  China .

In  Vietnam , a terraced field is the production form of many ethnic groups in northern mountainous region like La Chi, Ha Nhi, Mong, Dao or Nung.

In Ha Giang province, terraced fields are mainly located in western districts. Researchers said that terraced fields appeared in Hoang Su Phi several centuries ago.


Terraced fields in the communes of Phung, Luoc, San Sa Ho, Ho Thau, Nam Ty and Thong Nguyen have become the pride of Hoang Su Phi.


Hoang Su Phi terraced fields will be recognized as national relic on September 16, 2012.

Hoang Su Phi district is around 110km from Ha Giang city.

The district is on the upstream of  Chay   River , the largest and oldest river in the region. Let’s admire the beauty of rice harvest season in Hoang Su Phi.




















Tuesday 7 August 2012

Mu Cang Chai’s golden terraces

Mu Cang Chai District, Yen Bai Province, is currently washed with yellow-ripened paddy terrace fields, creating a stunning landscape.

Mu Cang Chai District, located at the foot of Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range is home to many different ethnic minority groups such as the Mong, Dao and Thai. The terrace fields in the communes of La Pan Tan, Cu Che Nha and De Xu Phinh are recoganised as national landscapes by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Before travelling to Mu Cang Chai, visitors traverse Khau Pha Pass which is famous for its green rice or Com, a specialty of the Thai ethnic minority people. Here, you can also enjoy bathing in hot springs.

Travelling through Nam Phat, La Pan Tan, De Xu Phinh and Mang Mu are yellow-ripened paddy terrace field stretching down the mountain sides. Houses and sentry boxes lie between the fields.