Mu Cang Chai among world’s top places with surreal beauty: Wanderlust Storytellers
The terraced rice fields in Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province, present a breathtaking sight, particularly as they emerge amidst the clouds and mountains at dawn or dusk.
Travel site Wanderlust Storytellers recently listed Mu Cang Chai of Vietnam among 25 places with surreal beauty worldwide.
Mu Cang Chai is home to some of Asia’s most magnificent cultivated topography. Rice terraces coil in ribbons around the hills to spectacular effect, luring photographers, hikers, and avid motorbikers.
Mu Cang Chai’s sheer rice terraces were sculpted over centuries of small-scale cultivation. Each season brings its own charm.
During the summer, the terraces bulge with ripening rice stems that blanket the hills in a vibrant green. By early autumn, the rice plants have turned a bewitching golden yellow, ready for the harvest. In wintertime, the lonely terraces fill with water, creating cascading rows of reflective infinity pools. Once spring comes, the terraces transform into anthills of activity, as the farmers plant a new crop.
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(Source: VNA)
