Being the second rice producer, the Vietnamese need a large area of flat land to cultivate. But three-quarters of Vietnam is covered by hills and mountains, which means there is little flat land, the water just flow straight to the low area and there is no chance to grow rice in the mountainous area.

However, people use their own power to turn the hill slopes into terraces and that's how terraces were born. It's such a victory of humans over nature and on the victory, there grow the stunning paddy fields.

The best time to visit

In Vietnam, there are two rice seasons annually, rice field changes the color seasonally but the period when the terraced rice field is most beautiful and suitable for tourists to visit are between May and June and between September and October. These are the harvest time, the rice fields change turn yellow. The whole field is covered with the honey-yellow color of the ripen rice and stretching to the horizon. Traveling to rice terraces in this time, you are definitely appealed by the stunning beauty of silky yellow rice carpet; in each situation, the terrace looks differently like a golden ladder to the paradise or a honey flow to the low land.

Where to catch

Mu Cang Chai rice terrace – Masterpiece of Hmong People

The uniqueness of Mu Cang Chai rice terrace comes from the way the Hmong people created it; they made many efforts to carve into the mountains with the aim at establishing equal layers of rice fields and make them not only the farming place but also a masterpiece of Hmong leaving for their descendants; therefore, they care for the appearance of the terraced fields.

In May and June, these terraces look like a picture in which there is the appearance of Hmong people working for a new crop in the green background of rice trees; all of which make the picture lively and changes in each moment of the day. In September and October, they surprise tourists with the yellow color of ripening rice cover the whole mountains and extend to the paddy fields surrounding there.

The perfect time to catch the sight of Mu Cang Chai terrace is about 7 am to 9 am when the early morning’s fog has cleared and the noon’s hot sunshine hasn’t arrived yet. There are also some sightseeing points that give you the chance to take beautiful photos with Mu Cang Chai terrace such as Khau Pha pass, La Pan Tau, Ba Nha bridge, Tu Le valley. We believe that you cannot stop saying wow to the superb yellow picture of rice in Mu Cang Chai rice terrace. We believe that you cannot stop saying wow to the superb yellow picture of rice in Mu Cang Chai rice terrace.

Sapa terraced field – One of the Most Spectacular Rice Terraces in the World

Sapa rice terrace is a well-known destination in the world; the rice terraces lying in the high mountains of Vietnam are the ideal tourist attraction for the people desiring for not only trekking but also sightseeing the panorama of Sapa town below.

From the footage of rice terraces, you will see the mountains change the color at each moment of a year when you visit there. Especially in the harvest time, Sapa terraced field is covered by yellow rice; each layer of fields looks like a giant flow of honey.

Meanwhile, when looking from the top of the rice terrace, Sapa rice terraces are similar to pieces of breaking mirror reflecting the clouds surrounding the top of mountains; all of which become white shelter covering the whole mountains in the water falling time. The harvest season is the wonderful time to admire the panorama covered in the yellow, it extends to the valley below hidden in the slim smoke layers. What the stunning landscapes for photographers showing their talent!! That is the reason why you can be easy t search the picture about that in social network and it is known as one of the most spectacular rice terraces all over the world.

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