Mu Cang Chai enters new season

When the first rains of summer fall, the Mong people in Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai, begin a new crop season on their terraced fields. From early May, local people have been leading water from upstream streams to flow down to each field. The water seeps into the fields, creating giant “mirrors” on the mountains and forests, sparkling under the sunlight, creating a beautiful scene that cannot be missed.

So let's go to Mu Cang Chai with Vietnam.vn to join the ethnic people here in the new planting season through the photo series "Mu Cang Chai in the new planting season" by author Nguyen Thi Ly Giang. Every year, in the pouring water season, people in the highlands rush to enter the season. After the heavy rains, streams of water pour into the majestic terraced fields. The mountains and forests are like fairies waking up after a long sleep, wearing a splendid coat reflecting like a mirror of the sky. When the water is full, it is also the time for the whole village to change jobs to plant rice. Children follow their mothers to the fields, obediently sleeping on the warm backs of their grandmothers and mothers. Life is filled with laughter... The photo series was submitted by the author to the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam", organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

When the summer rains fall, the terraced fields on the highlands of Mu Cang Chai become a beautiful natural picture. The flooded fields reflect natural colors, and farmers are busy planting rice in time for the season, hoping for another bumper crop.

I followed my mother to the field to plant rice.

Dance of the new crop.

My mother's sun is on her back.

A few minutes of rest after transplant.

Coming to the highlands of Mu Cang Chai in the planting season, along with admiring the majestic beauty of the terraced fields in the flooding season, blending in with the beauty of the mountains, forests, clouds and sky, visitors can also experience the working life of the hard-working, simple and hospitable highland people. The resonance between the beauty of nature and human labor has created a vivid picture of the flooding season in the highlands of Yen Bai. Terraced fields have helped the highland people ensure local food security. In addition, in the flooding season or the ripe rice season, terraced fields attract a large number of tourists to visit and experience, creating additional income for the people. This is one of the directions of tourism development associated with experiences that the commune is focusing on. In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" continues to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website https://happy.vietnam.vn is open to all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam. Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values: - 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND - 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND - 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND - 10 Encouragement Prizes: 5,000,000 VND - 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the Award Ceremony and Award Ceremony and Certificate on live television of Vietnam Television.

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