Mù Cang Chải terraced rice paddy-fields

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July 25th 2012

Published: July 25th 2012

This is Part 2 of my 7-day solo trip in the North West of Vietnam by local bus and motorbike. After leaving Suối Giàng, I traveled by motorbike to Nghĩa Lộ town. On the way I passed by Mường Lò rice field which is the second largest rice field in the North West of Vietnam. There were farmers working on the fields and I could feel good smell of the rice. The first thing I did in Nghĩa L�... Read Full Entry

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theRedRiver

I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info

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View of Mù Cang Chải town

This is the view of Mù Cang Chải town at 12am. In the afternoon there is white cloud over mountains.

Terraced rice fields in Chế Cu Nha commune

Center of Nghĩa Lộ town

The town is located inside Văn Chấn district, however it's under direct management of Yên Bái province. This 7-storey hotel is located right in the center of the town. Next to it is a big market.

Mường Lò rice field in Nghĩa Lộ town

Mường Lò is the second largest rice field in northern Vietnam. You can see it along Highway No. 32.

25th July 2012

tobe
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Meaning of Mu-cang-chai?
Hi, MuCangChai is a famous name of our land,so happy for people who left the footprints on the land even it is a remote and poor town! however do you know the meaning of Mu-Cang-Chai in Vietnamese? (For example: just recently i knew, Ma-Pi-Leng,a name of a moutain in Ha giang, means "a horse breathes hard/audibly" during it's hardly passing the mountain)

25th July 2012

GRACIELA
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always Vietnam
I always recommend Vietnam, I always remember Vietnam. Hugs from Argentina dear friend. Graciela.

25th July 2012

cabochick
Andrea

150 blogs!!! Your blogs are a perfect blend of local knowledge, beautiful pictures, truthful with helpful warnings for us foreigners. Thank you for taking the time...I look forward to visiting the area one day.

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