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Explore northern Vietnam: A journey through history, culture, and stunning landscapes

Explore northern Vietnam: A journey through history, culture, and stunning landscapes

Northern Vietnam is a region rich in history, culture, and breathtaking landscapes, from Hanoi's bustling streets to the golden terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai, offering something for every traveler.
Yen Bai: peaks, paddy fields & cultural charm

Yen Bai: peaks, paddy fields & cultural charm

Hope Foundation begins construction of 20 school toilets in Yen Bai, Lai Chau

Hope Foundation begins construction of 20 school toilets in Yen Bai, Lai Chau

Remote mountain gem poised to become national tourist area

Remote mountain gem poised to become national tourist area

Mu Cang Chai, a mountain district in the northern province of Yen Bai famous for its terraced rice fields, will be developed into a national tourist area under a government plan.
September 21, 2023 | 06:08 pm PT
130-ha resort-urban area to be built amid northern rice terraces

130-ha resort-urban area to be built amid northern rice terraces

Authorities in the northern province of Yen Bai have approved a 130-hectare resort-urban area in Mu Cang Chai, famous for its terraced rice fields.
August 1, 2023 | 11:00 pm PT
Mu Cang Chai terraced fields dry up

Mu Cang Chai terraced fields dry up

The famous terraced fields in La Pan Tan Commune in Mu Cang Chai District in the northern mountainous Yen Bai Province are now barren due to a prolonged drought.
May 11, 2023 | 12:12 am PT
Forest peach blossoms bloom all over Mu Cang Chai

Forest peach blossoms bloom all over Mu Cang Chai

Coming to Mu Cang Chai in the early days of spring, visitors will see the pink hillsides covered with forest peach blossoms.
February 7, 2023 | 05:58 pm PT
Ha Long Bay, Mu Cang Chai among world's 40 most colorful destinations: US magazine

Ha Long Bay, Mu Cang Chai among world's 40 most colorful destinations: US magazine

The editors of American magazine Condé Nast Traveler have selected Mu Cang Chai and Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam among world's 40 most colorful places "to brighten up winter days."
February 5, 2023 | 04:00 am PT
Mu Cang Chai named among world’s most beautiful destinations

Mu Cang Chai named among world’s most beautiful destinations

Global travel site Big 7 Travel has listed Mu Cang Chai in northern Vietnam, famed for terraced rice fields, among its 50 most beautiful global destinations.
November 5, 2020 | 01:30 am PT
Highflying Vietnam snapshots honored at int’l aerial photo contest

Highflying Vietnam snapshots honored at int’l aerial photo contest

Five photos taken by local and foreign photographers capturing the beauty of Vietnam's nature and daily life have been honored at the first annual Aerial Photography Awards.
October 26, 2020 | 12:16 am PT
Take the harvest route to Mu Cang Chai

Take the harvest route to Mu Cang Chai

A Hanoi family took a weekend trip to enjoy terraced rice fields in harvest season and a bamboo forest in Mu Cang Chai District, Yen Bai Province.
October 4, 2020 | 07:12 pm PT
Mu Cang Chai charming in new May outfit

Mu Cang Chai charming in new May outfit

A Vietnamese photographer captures the magnificence of the Mu Cang Chai terraced rice fields in northern Vietnam as farmers prepare for transplantation.
June 10, 2020 | 09:36 pm PT
Vietnam’s remote mountain gem in CNBC’s 2020 travel list

Vietnam’s remote mountain gem in CNBC’s 2020 travel list

U.S. business news channel CNBC has urged global travelers to visit Mu Cang Chai in northern Vietnam, famous for its terraced rice fields.
January 10, 2020 | 05:00 am PT
Peach blossoms increase remote district appeal

Peach blossoms increase remote district appeal

Mu Cang Chai, a mountainous district famous for its rice terraces in northern Yen Bai Province, has turned into a sea of pink peach blossoms, signalling the approach of spring.
January 2, 2020 | 08:03 pm PT
When mountains of gold glitter in the sun

When mountains of gold glitter in the sun

The terraced rice fields of Mu Cang Chai in the northwestern province of Yen Bai are a dazzling sight during the harvest season in October.
October 24, 2019 | 07:28 pm PT
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