A glimpse of Ha Giang during golden rice season

Thứ Ba, 11/10/2022, 20:17

Coming to Ha Giang these days, tourists will be able to view the stunning beauty of Hoang Su Phi terraced fields during harvest season.

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Hoang Su Phi district has a total area of about 3,700 hectares of terraced fields, spanning all 25 communes and towns, but the most beautiful and large-scale ones are mainly concentrated on an area of 1,380 hectares in 11 communes.
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Not only a masterpiece of nature, Hoang Su Phi terraced fields are also an example of the labour and creativity of local ethnic minorities. 
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From the available natural conditions and long-established production practices, they have overcome natural difficulties to create terraced fields that stretch along the craggy mountain slopes.
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Hoang Su Phi authorities have promoted carp farming, generating stable incomes for each household.
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With distinct geographical features, Hoang Su Phi has preserved many of the unique cultural values of the ethnic people, especially their agricultural rituals.
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The famed terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi begin to brighten in the middle of September, signalling the start to a month-long harvest. Spanning across 11 communes of Hoang Su Phi, the fields were recognised as a national heritage site in September 2012. 
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 People harvest their rice in some fields.
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Rice crops begin to ripe in terraced fields in Hoang Su Phi.
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When ripened rice turns terraced fields in Hoang Su Phi district into glossy gold carpets, tourists flock to the northwestern mountain region to admire the beauty of agriculture and nature and learn about the life and customs of the local ethnic people who create the terraced fields.
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Terraced fields have helped ethnic people stabilize their lives. They give terraced fields to their children as dowries when they get married.

By A.N