Son La, Yen Bai or Ha Giang are destinations for the new year because many flowers symbolizing spring in the region bloom colorfully.
Thick flowers are blooming brightly in Yen Bai , among terraced fields, hillsides and on the central roads of Mu Cang Chai district .
Late December to early February is considered the most beautiful time for this flower. Thick flowers are associated with Mong people’s life, and have strong vitality when they only bloom on cold days. For ethnic minorities, blooming bamboo shoots are considered a sign of spring, a new and lucky season. Photo: Trung Vu.
Thick toi flowers also have other common names: thick toi flowers or wild peach blossoms. This is a special flower that only lives and blooms at an altitude of over 1,000 m above sea level and the colder the weather, the more beautiful the flower blooms. Photo: Trung Vu
Muong La district, Son La province is where the most cat apple trees are grown. In spring, around the end of February and early March, cat apple flowers (also known as hawthorn flowers) bloom here. Muong La is also a place known to many tourists because it is located on the route to climb Ta Chi Nhu peak, where the climate is mild and a large number of H’Mong people live. Photo: Giang Josephine
When the hawthorn flower blooms, it will clearly open its 5 petals, showing off its yellow pistil. The flowers are ivory white, not pure white like plum flowers, apricot flowers, and pear flowers. “Medlar flowers have a natural, simple beauty,” said photographer Lekima Hung. Photo: Lekima Hung
Moc Chau , also in Son La, is a “hot” destination for the New Year, considered the “flower paradise” of the North. Moc Chau is most famous for its white plum and apricot flowers. These flowers are even more special because they often bloom many times throughout the spring. Therefore, tourists coming to Moc Chau at the beginning of the year have many opportunities to see this flower. Photo: Hai Duong
Plum flowers are white and fragile, blooming simultaneously throughout the branches and twigs of the tree. Each flowering season lasts about 2-3 weeks. Some places with many plum blossoms in Moc Chau are Phieng Canh, Van Ho, Tan Lap, Na Ka valley, the road to Pha Luong peak, and Ang village. Photo: Hai Duong
In Ha Giang , February is the time when peach blossoms bloom most brilliantly. In addition to peach blossoms, at this time some tourist destinations in Ha Giang still have fields of white and yellow mustard flowers.
Van Tam, a tour guide in Ha Giang, said that depending on the year, peach blossoms will bloom at different times, but February is usually the most beautiful time. Photo: Lekima Hung
Peach blossoms in Ha Giang also have 5 thin petals, but unlike thick peach blossoms (wild peach blossoms in the Yen Bai area), this flower has short petals, short pistils, is pale pink and more sparse, with a fragile beauty. . Flowers are planted in most famous destinations in Ha Giang province, along the roads and on people’s fences. Photo: Lekima Hung