Terraced field in Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province (Photo: VNA) Yen Bai (VNA) - The Muong LoTourism-Culture Week and the Mu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festival will takeplace in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on October 12-14, ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Duong Van Tien has said.
Many activities will be arranged in the week,including art performances, exhibitions, and a Muong Lo cake festival, amongothers.
Accordingly, the Miss Muong Lo contest is slated forOctober 12, while a carnival with the participation of 100 artists and an art performancewill take place the next day.
Notably, the “Yen Bai - Heritage Journey” programme whichwill start on October 13 morning will be a highlight of the events.
Meanwhile, the Mu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festivalwill also feature various activities, such as a contest of H’Mong panpipeperformance, a goat fight, community tourism activities and a photo exhibitionon terraced paddy fields by domestic famous photographers.
Earlier, Yen Bai decided to suspend all recreationalactivities in the province, including the Muong Lo Tourism-Culture Week and theMu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festival, due to President Tran Dai Quang’s suddenpassing.
Mu Cang Chai has 500 hectares of rice terraces in LaPan Tan, Che Cu Nha and De Xu Phinh communes, cultivated by the H'mong peoplefor centuries. The local terraces are among the 2,500 hectares recognised asnational heritage sites in 2007 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The locality is about 1,000 metres above sea level,making it impossible to grow rice the same way as in the plain. Local residentsgrow rice in terraced fields to make the full use of the limited water flow.
Terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai are beautiful year-round.Visitors in March can see glittering ponds before locals start to cultivaterice between April and May. After May, the hills are covered in green until thefields start to turn golden with ripening rice in early September.
During the harvest in October, the golden rice fieldsstand out amidst green forests.-VNA
Many activities will be arranged in the week,including art performances, exhibitions, and a Muong Lo cake festival, amongothers.
Accordingly, the Miss Muong Lo contest is slated forOctober 12, while a carnival with the participation of 100 artists and an art performancewill take place the next day.
Notably, the “Yen Bai - Heritage Journey” programme whichwill start on October 13 morning will be a highlight of the events.
Meanwhile, the Mu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festivalwill also feature various activities, such as a contest of H’Mong panpipeperformance, a goat fight, community tourism activities and a photo exhibitionon terraced paddy fields by domestic famous photographers.
Earlier, Yen Bai decided to suspend all recreationalactivities in the province, including the Muong Lo Tourism-Culture Week and theMu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festival, due to President Tran Dai Quang’s suddenpassing.
Mu Cang Chai has 500 hectares of rice terraces in LaPan Tan, Che Cu Nha and De Xu Phinh communes, cultivated by the H'mong peoplefor centuries. The local terraces are among the 2,500 hectares recognised asnational heritage sites in 2007 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The locality is about 1,000 metres above sea level,making it impossible to grow rice the same way as in the plain. Local residentsgrow rice in terraced fields to make the full use of the limited water flow.
Terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai are beautiful year-round.Visitors in March can see glittering ponds before locals start to cultivaterice between April and May. After May, the hills are covered in green until thefields start to turn golden with ripening rice in early September.
During the harvest in October, the golden rice fieldsstand out amidst green forests.-VNA
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