Every year when autumn comes to the mountainous district Hoang Su Phi attracts many tourists and photographers to enjoy, admire and take pictures of ripe golden rice fields.
Located in the middle of the mountain, Hoang Su Phi terraced fields have a beautiful golden color running along the valley. There are two ways to Hoang Su Phi: from Highway 2 through Tuyen Quang to Ha Giang and Hoang Su Phi or from Bac Ha (Lao Cai) through Xin Man to Hoang Su Phi. Both roads are about 300km from Hanoi, long, small, winding and deserted.
Hoang Su Phi grows rice once a year. May is watering season, September is harvest season and both are gorgeous. Similar to the schools in Mu Cang ChaiIn Hoang Su Phi, rice is also grown on terraced fields. However, the rice in Hoang Su Phi has a longer stem than the rice in Mu Cang Chai and the terraced field is also higher.
The ripe rice season in Hoang Su Phi usually starts in late September, early October. Terraced fields appear in most communes and towns in the district, but are most concentrated in Ban Luoc, Ban Phung, Thong Nguyen, and Ho. Contractor, Nam Ty, San Sa Ho with a total area of 765 hectares. From here, you can also conquer the peaks of Tay Con Linh 1 and Tay Con Linh 2.
Traveling to Hoang Su Phi, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the majestic natural scenery, relax in the fresh air with mountains and forests and murmuring streams. Hoang Su Phi has 4 cultural villages: Nam Hong, Giang Thuong, Phin Ho and Lang Giang. Hoang Su Phi is an attractive destination for community tourism, especially the Pan Hour eco-tourism area on the banks of Thong Nguyen stream. In addition, visitors to Hoang Su Phi also learn about the daily life, culture, customs and habits of the Dao people, accounting for about 80% of the population here.
The 16th In September 2012, Hoang Su Phi terraced fields were recognized as “National Heritage”. However, in recent years, Hoang Su Phi has been an attractive destination for tourists in each harvest season.
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