From afar, whole fields look like giant staircases leading up to the vast sky with the green of young rice or the golden of the ripe rice. |
Hoang Su Phi is famous locally as the rice terraced fields that consistently attract the great number of tourists each year. |
Every September the allure of the wonderful views of speckled yellowing rice fields attracts tens of thousands of visitors who are looking for a tranquil and serene atmosphere. |
Raspberry fields illuminated by golden rays of sunshine. |
The region is home to the La Chi ethnic people who have farmed the area dating back centuries. |
Rice is a staple in their diet. Pictured are La Chi ethnic women harvesting young rice to make ‘Com’ - green glutinous rice. |
Boys and girls in colourful traditional costumes of purple, green, plaid, turquois, blue play on swings, typical of the La Chi. |
Three La Chi children wearing traditional headdress with multi-coloured tassels pose for photo in a golden rice field. |
La chi ethnic woman traverses rice field carrying child dressed in a myriad of colourful (orange, green, blue, pink) clothing on her back. |
