LAO CAI The oolong tea hill in O Quy Ho is full of cherry-pink apricots, standing out against the clear blue sky.
In the last days of the year, visiting Sapa, Lao Cai, visitors will have the opportunity to relax in the cold of the Northwest mountains and watch the cherry apricot blossom petals blooming on the O Long tea hill.
Sa Pa is located at an altitude of more than 1,600m above sea level, the year-round cool and pleasant climate is very suitable for growing cherry apricot flowers. This flower is grown in many places in Sa Pa town, such as Ham Rong tourist area and other areas including Hoang Lien National Park, the center of the town…
Cherry apricot blossoms are characterized by pastel pink and white colors, but each type has a different intensity. With the pistil as the center, the petals are arranged in many layers around. In particular, each flowering season comes, the green leaves often fall off to make way for flowers to bloom. Flowers bloom in clusters, clusters, then clusters, each cluster makes a beautiful pink umbrella in the midst of the majestic mountain scenery of Sapa. Cherry apricot blossoms in Sa Pa have three main colors: pinkish, red, and white. Cherry apricot blossoms in Sa Pa bloom simultaneously from early November and spring, around February-March.
In Sa Pa, cherry apricot blossoms are planted on the central tourist lakeside road in front of the town’s People’s Committee gate, which is donated by the Vietnam – Japan Conference, and European flower gardens belong to Ham Rong mountain eco-tourism area. behind Sapa Stone Church.
But the most and most beautiful is in O Long Tea Hill, in O Quy Ho ward, about 10km from Sa Pa town, next to National Highway 4D to Lai Chau, this is the most attractive destination in Sa Pa today. The “hot” level of the tea hill is spreading throughout the mountains and forests when in the middle of the green nature picture of the tea hill is adorned with rows of cherry apricot trees in the season of young leaves and blooming. These rows of cherry apricot trees are planted in a row in each small path on the tea hill.
Under the golden rays of the sun, the young cherry leaves show a brilliant orange-yellow color and the purple-pink color of the flower lights up a peaceful sky. On beautiful days, the clouds hovering over the tea hill bring a romantic view, as if drawing tourists into a place of adventure in the spacious and immense space.
The tea hill is located near O Quy Ho Kindergarten, about 8 km from the center of Sa Pa town, in the direction to Silver Waterfall or O Quy Ho pass. The hill is managed by a tea company, with the main purpose of production and business. In recent years, cherry apricots have been planted to create a landscape, attracting many tourists to take pictures. This year, the tea hill stops welcoming guests to prevent Covid-19.
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