Northern mountainous district’s peaceful beauty
Friday, 18/07/2014 17:13 (GMT+7)
Xin Man, a highland district to the west of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, lies in one of the most popular tourism routes of the northern mountainous region: Sa Pa – Bac Ha – Xin Man – Hoang Su Phi.
With the changing beauty of terraced fields with new harvest in June, fresh rice in October and fagopyrum esculentum flowers at years-end, Xin Man cannot be resisted by many tourists.
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With an area of nearly 600 square metres, Xin Man district is home to ethnic minority groups such as Nung, H’Mong, Tay, Dao, Kinh, La Chi, Phu La, Hoa and Cao Lan. From May to June, Nung ethnic minority people in Nam Dan commune started growing rice. |
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The two communes of Dam Dan and Nan Ma attract the greatest number of tourists to Xin Man district. The picture shows terraced rice fields in Nan Ma commune. The rice here is delicious and very sticky and often used to produce high-quality alcohol. |
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The pond of love marks a romantic and beautiful love story between a La Chi ethnic minority spouse in Then Phang commune. |
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Houses among waves of rice creates a peaceful vista. |
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Terraced fields in Then Phang commune |
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September and October is time for the new rice harvest. Here in the fields of Xin Man district, attracting tourists and paparazzi. |
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Tourists come here along curved routes among the terraced fields. |
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A baby on his mother’s back in rice harvesting day in Nam Dan commune |
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A mother carries her child crossing through a field of fagopyrum esculentum flowers, a kind of food tree with its corn used to make cakes or produce alcohol. |
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H’Mong ethnic minority girls play in the flower field. |