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Impressive with paragliding festival in Mu Cang Chai
Ha Phuong 16:40, 2017/09/13
From September 22 to 24, the largest paragliding festival will be held at Khau Pha mountain pass, Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province.
Paragliding festival in Mu Cang Chai.
Paragliding festival in Mu Cang Chai.
The annual event themed "Flying over ripening rice fields" is expected to attract thousands of visitors to the Northwestern region to enjoy the beautiful landscape of golden rice and terraced fields.
The paragliding festival has been held by Mu Cang Chai District in conjunction with the Vietwings Hanoi Parachuting Club and the Northern Aviation Club since 2012. In 2016, this event sees the participation of nearly 100 paragliders from seven domestic and foreign clubs.
Khau Pha mountain pass, about 1,200 meters above sea level, provides a breathtaking view of the stunning natural scenery. It is rated as one of the four most beautiful paragliding sites in Viet Nam and among the top five most beautiful flying spots in the world.
Mu Cang Chai has 500 hectares of rice terraces in La Pan Tan, Che Cu Nha and De Xu Phinh communes, cultivated by the H'mong people for centuries. The local terraces are among the 2,500 hectares recognized as national heritage sites in 2007 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The locality is about 1,000 meters above sea level, making it impossible to grow rice the same way as in deltas. Local residents grow rice in terraced fields to prevent water flowing downhill.
Terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai are beautiful all year round. Visitors in March can see glittering ponds before locals transplant rice seedlings from April to May.  After May, the hills are covered in green until the fields start to turn yellow with ripe rice in early September.
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