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Mu Cang Chai district
Mu Cang Chai is a mountainous district of Yen Bai province. The district is located at the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain range, at an altitude of 1,000 m above sea level. To get to Mu Cang Chai people must cross Khau Pha pass, one of the 4 greatest passes in north Vietnam. Mu Cang Chai is located approximately 280km from Hanoi, thousands of visitors travel to Mu Cang Chai in harvest seasons to behold the beauty of yellow rice terraces.
As the paddy fields is the most worth visiting in Mu Cang Chai visitors should go to Mu Cang Chai in May - June or mid Septemter - October when the rice is ripe.
Mu Cang Chai is a mountainous district of Yen Bai province. The district is located at the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain range, at an altitude of 1,000 m above sea level. To get to Mu Cang Chai people must cross Khau Pha pass, one of the 4 greatest passes in north Vietnam. Mu Cang Chai is located approximately 280km from Hanoi, thousands of visitors travel to Mu Cang Chai in harvest seasons to behold the beauty of yellow rice terraces.
As the paddy fields is the most worth visiting in Mu Cang Chai visitors should go to Mu Cang Chai in May - June or mid Septemter - October when the rice is ripe.