Experiencing unique features of Mu Cang Chai

  •  Saturday, February 11, 2023

YBO - Mu Cang Chai has different beauty in the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Whether in the days when white fog covers the mountains or the days when golden sunshine spreads over terraced fields, the landscape gives visitors unforgettable impressions.

Tourists fall in love with the romantic scenery of Mu Cang Chai in ‘To day’ blossom season.
Tourists fall in love with the romantic scenery of Mu Cang Chai in ‘To day’ blossom season.

Especially in the spring, all the villages, hillsides, and mountainsides in the area are covered with the pink colour of ‘To day’ flowers (wild peach blossoms). That is also the reason why springtime has attracted a large number of photographers, backpackers and tourists.

Visiting Mu Cang Chai at this time of the year, visitors are sure overwhelmed by the scenery here. All corners of Mu Cang Chai, from the hillside or along the roads around the villages to the town centre, seem to be donning a new coat, with the pink colour of ‘To day’ and the clear colour of the sky.

Phuong Thao from Phu Yen province could not hide her awe: "I can't find any word to describe my feelings right now. The scene is really breathtaking, it is both gentle, rustic and pure like a poetic and wonderful fairyland".

Visiting Mu Cang Chai, Nguyen Hung from Tan Phu district of Ho Chi Minh City is excited to live in the traditional cultural space of the ethnic groups.

"Although it is not the first destination in my trip to the Northwest mountains, Mu Cang Chai left the deepest impression on me. This beautiful land gave me special feelings about a beautiful, peaceful and also very close tourist attraction,” Hung said.

In addition, Mu Cang Chai also has many adventure tourism products, offering new routes and experiences for visitors.

Saying goodbye to Mu Cang Chai with regret, everyone promises to return to this beautiful land in the ripening rice season to participate in the paragliding festival. There are many other attractive tourist attractions such as a waterfall in De Xu Phinh commune, Mo De and Pung Luong bamboo forests, Lao Chai ancient reef, Lung Cung peak, and dinosaur spine.

Thanh Chi

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