At this time, Mu Cang Chai is a place that attracts many tourists . People from all over flock to this land to see the golden terraced fields like a giant carpet. The name Mu Cang Chai very familiar but its meaning is not known by many people.
Meaning of the name Mu Cang Chai
Mu Cang Chai is a name in the Hmong language. In the Hmong language, “Mu” means “forest, wood,” “Cang” means “dry,” and “Chai” means “land.” Therefore, the name Mu Cang Chai means “land of dry wood.”
The name “dry wood land” seems to have shown the harshness of nature here. Mu Cang Chai is located at the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain range, with high, rugged terrain and harsh climate with cold winters, sometimes with ice and snow; hot dry season. People here have to cling to the mountain slopes to cultivate, but thanks to that, they have created magnificent terraced fields.
Beautiful places in Mu Cang Chai
Coming to Mu Cang Chai, don't miss these famous destinations:
Tu Le terraced fields
Tu Le terraced fields are located between three high mountains, Khau Pha, Khau Than and Khau Song, created by the H'Mong people many generations ago. Their presence shows the ingenuity and perseverance of people in turning each piece of land and each ridge into plots of land. terraced fields beautiful
Tu Le terraced fields are recognized as a National Monument.
In addition to sightseeing, visitors to Tu Le also have the opportunity to enjoy specialties such as sticky rice, grilled meat, smoked buffalo meat, stream fish, black chicken and especially green rice. Tu Le green rice has a characteristic green color of the rice variety, soft, sticky, fragrant grains with a light and slightly sweet taste. Tu Le green rice is often eaten with red persimmons, bananas or cooked with duck porridge, sticky rice, sweet soup and made into savory dishes such as green rice sausage, fried spring rolls...
La Pan Tan rice fields
Located at an altitude of nearly 2,000m above sea level, with 2,200 hectares of terraced fields arranged in layers, La Pan Tan rice fields are called "the fingerprints of heaven", a popular tourist destination when coming to Mu Cang Chai. Lan Pan Tan terraced fields were recognized as a National Monument since the end of 2007.
In addition to terraced fields, La Pan Tan also has raspberry hills, thick fields of flowers, beautiful canola flowers and majestic Phu Nhu waterfall.
Khau Pha Pass
The name Khau Pha in the Thai ethnic language means "horn of the sky" because of the shape of the pass peak, high and towering in the sky. Together with Pha Din Pass, O Quy Ho Pass, Ma Pi Leng Pass, Khau Pha is known as "the four great peaks" in the highlands of the Northwest.
Khau Pha Pass is about 40km long, 1,500m above sea level. This is a winding, steep pass and is considered one of the most beautiful passes in Vietnam.
When should I go to Mu Cang Chai?
Mu Cang Chai has its own beauty throughout the year. In spring, the scene of green young rice fields stretches out on the water surface. In the warm summer months, the terraced fields are more brilliant and beautiful on the mountain ranges. In winter, the terraced fields seem to transform into a watercolor painting.
However, it seems that tourists especially like to set foot in Mu Cang Chai during the rice planting season (lasting from late May to early June) and the rice ripening season (winter-spring harvest season, from September to October). These are two times when they can catch the beautiful images of the land known as the tourist paradise of Vietnam.
Source: https://baolangson.vn/ten-goi-mu-cang-chai-co-y-nghia-gi-5060393.html
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