Water-pouring season at Mu Cang Chai's special national scenic site
In early July, as the summer rains arrive, the terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai Commune in Lao Cai Province enter the water-pouring season and highland farmers begin a new rice crop.
Water arrived later this year. Once the Mu Cang Chai terraces had enough water, local farmers began ploughing the fields. Under the sunlight, contrasting yet harmonious colours - water, soil, vegetation, sky and clouds - combine to create a magnificent mural of terraced fields amid layers of mountains.
When the first summer rains fall and soak the dry terraces, the special national scenic site in Mu Cang Chai takes on a magical beauty once again.
The water-pouring season in Mu Cang Chai is not only visually striking; it also reflects the industrious spirit of the local highland communities.
The water-pouring season is also when Mong people in Mu Cang Chai begin transplanting a new rice crop.
Seen from above, the flooded terraces overlap in layer upon layer like the giant fingerprints of the sky.
The season is a busy time for Mu Cang Chai residents as they work intensively in the fields.
For Mu Cang Chai's highland communities, water-pouring season is also rice-transplanting season. As local people begin a new crop, photographers and photo enthusiasts arrive to capture the extraordinary moments nature bestows on the landscape.
At this time of year, Mu Cang Chai attracts visitors not only with its visual splendour but also with distinctive cultural experiences, including trekking during the water-pouring season and taking photographs at the special national scenic site of the terraced rice fields.
Visitors can immerse themselves in the everyday life of local ethnic communities, try their hand at traditional rice transplanting, talk with residents and learn about Mong culture as well as the natural masterpiece of the terraced fields.
The fields shimmer like thousands of giant mirrors reflecting the sky.
To see this "myriad mirrors" spectacle at its best, visitors generally come to Mu Cang Chai in June and July each year.
Mu Cang Chai in the water-pouring season is a magical moment in nature - a vivid, colourful landscape that no admirer of Vietnam's northwestern mountains should miss.
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