To reschedule, every May – June every year, the terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai – Yen Bai seem to wear a shiny new shirt, travelers flock to Mu Cang Chai to admire the seasonal scenery. the water was so beautiful it was astonishing.
May and June are the seasons of pouring water on the Northwest terraced fields when summer rains start to pour water down and water is led from the high mountains down to the terraces so that people can start plowing down. transplanting for a new crop. This is also the time when the terraces are splashed with water, under the soft sunlight in the morning, the hot sun at noon or even in the afternoon, all create a beauty that makes many visitors surprised.
Guide to Yen Bai to admire Mu Cang Chai in the pouring season
From Hanoi, you can drive straight to Mu Cang Chai or ride a motorbike to get here.
If you take a bus, note that there are only a few cars running the Hanoi – Lai Chau route passing through Mu Cang Chai such as Hung Thanh, Hai Van, Hoang Anh, Khanh Thuy, Ngan Ha, Manh Tuong … Otherwise, You can choose to take a bus from Hanoi to Yen Bai city and then continue to take the bus to Mu Cang Chai, this route is mostly daytime. Reference garage: Duc Huong, Chien Thanh, Tuan Long, Manh Phuong …. To where you rent a motorbike in town to get to your desired destination, many motels / accommodations provide services this.
If you ride a motorbike from Hanoi, according to your experience in the wet season , you should choose the route Hanoi – Son Tay – Trung Ha – Thanh Son – Thu Cuc – Khe Pass – Nghia Lo – Khau Pha – Mu Cang Comb to be able to admire many beautiful scenes on the road.
Where to stay in the Mu Cang Chai trip
Mu Cang Chai does not have any hotels or motels, so if you go to Mu Cang Chai during the high season, like the flood season in the northern mountains , book early. If you only plan to stay in Mu Cang Chai for 1 day or Mu Cang Chai is just one point in your itinerary then the choice to sleep in Nghia Lo town is the best.
If you want to take beautiful pictures in Tu Le field in the early morning, think about sleeping in Tu Le or going another 7km to go to Khau Pha pass, on the pass there is a system of Restaurants – Guesthouses with about 20 tourist service room.
In addition to this form of hotel / motel, there are many homestays in Mu Cang Chai born to serve the needs of visitors, you can refer to: Hoi Xay Chong Community Hostel (La Pan Tan – 0839 238 277), Lo Van Thin Community Hostel (Group 9, Mu Cang Chai Town – 0383 691 043), Tien Thoa Homestay (Cao Pha – 037 485 0430), Bao Nhi stilt house (Group 6, Mu Cang Chai town – 039 9540559) .. v..v ..
What do Mu Cang Chai Temple eat?
With soil characteristics, Mu Cang Chai’s delicacies are mostly made from rice. Mu Cang Chai cuisine is rustic but warm to people:
– Tu Le sticky sticky rice: Tu Le sticky rice is a very famous product from the Muong Lo field in Yen Bai province, the rice grain is even, long, and stretchy when the food is cooked, making it fragrant, soft without getting wet stick, the more you chew it, the more you will see it. Xoi Tu Le also has a unique aroma, such as the scent of bananas, Trau flowers, flowers … of the Northwestern mountains and forests forever lingering in the throat.
– Cereal Tu Le: Also delicious rice Tu Le processed into com with sweet, cool flavor. Rice harvested from the time the seeds are still in milk, they must not be threshed, they have to pluck, remove the straw and the small grains, then pour it into water and put it in a roasting pan placed on the wood stove. Tu Le’s fried rice seeds are not burned, but soft and delicious.
Charcoal-grilled pork: Thanks to free grazing, the breed of pig on Mu Cang Chai has the characteristic of firm meat and characteristic aroma. Pork is marinated with special spices such as cocoon, fresh onions with fresh seaweed sandwiches and then grilled on charcoal stove. The finished product is both sweet and fragrant, making it irresistible to distant diners.
Salmon and sturgeon: These 2 fish dishes, tourists enjoy at Khau Pha restaurant – go up about 7km from the foot of Khau Pha pass on the side of Tu Le. Not only is a large salmon farm in the North with 10,000 individuals, salmon here are also raised by technology from Europe. Many delicious dishes from Salmon (or sturgeon) are available, but for large groups, it is advisable to try the delicious fish hotpot for lunch.
– Roasted grasshoppers: Use at the time of Mu Cang Chai in the pouring season , when grasshoppers appear more. At the time of harvest, grasshoppers are fragrant, an attractive dish that cannot be ignored when traveling to Yen Bai .
Admire the water season of Mu Cang Chai
Mu Cang Chai terraced fields are recognized as a National Scenic Area with rice fields meandering on the high mountainside like the way to the sky (Photo: Internet)
Mu Cang Chai terraced fields in the wet season can be called a masterpiece of the Mong (Photo: Internet)
Sparkling water shirts with beautiful colors (Photo: Internet)
The mix of colors of the earth, of the sky, and of the water, shining in the golden sunlight
La Pan Tan, Che Cu Nha, Tu Le, Ba Nha bridge, Thai village in Mu Cang Chai district are tourist spots that cannot be missed during the “flood season” (Photo: Internet)
The scene of passionate labor of the Mong people (Photo: Cao Anh Tuan)
Opportunity to fly parachute watching the Mu Cang Chai fields in the season of water pouring from above (Photo: Internet)
From the barren fields, the terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai suddenly become a sparkling silk strip, stretching across the sky when the waterfalls. Coming to the Northwest on this occasion, do not forget to visit Mu Cang Chai, quiet in the middle of the immense peaceful countryside, under the white cloudy valley, watching the streaks of color and the shape of the farmer working in the mountains. the same message. Will never forget a dream trip to the Northwest!