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About Mu Cang Chai

Coming to Mu Cang Chai, you can visit the H'mong ethnic villages, discover the culture as well as the customs and habits of the Northwest highlands with unique folk art and cultural values and famous products. The terraced fields are also one of the most beautiful and worth exploring landscapes in the northern mountains of Vietnam.

Best Time To Visit Mu Cang Chai

* From February to March, Mu Cang Chai is charming during the táo mèo (docynia indica) blooming season in Nam Nghiep

* In April and May, this place is radient in water season on the terraced fields

* In September, October, the terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai are dyed in the brilliant yellow of ripe rice.

* In November and December, the whole Yen Bai is engulfed in mist and sea of clouds. This is the most beautiful time for trekking and cloud hunting 

Spring
(Feb - Apr)

Docynia flowers bloom white

It's getting warmer

Light drizzle

H'Mong people celebrate their Tet

Markets in full glory

Summer
(May - Jul)

Summer showers

Sparkling water pouring on terraced fields

Cool and pleasant

Green mountains

Sunny days

Autumn
(Aug - Oct)

Golden sunshine pours honey

Nice and pleasant

Golden rice is fragrant on terraced fields

Muong Lo rice & Tu Le sticky rice

The most beautiful time of the year

Winter
(Nov - Jan)

Fog covered the path

The pass is slippery

Cold winter

Temperature drops sharply at night

Trekking and cloud hunting season

Transport

Distance from Hanoi to Mu Cang Chai is about 300km. You can travel by private car along Highway 32. It takes about 8 hours. Shuttle is another option if you want to spend the night on the bus before starting your exploration. For backpackers who like to take pictures, motorbike is the most appropriate vehicle to stop by in Van Chan, Tu Le, Khau Pa, Cao Pha valley...

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Jewelry to worship the Sun God of the Blue Mongols

The legend of the woman who went to call the Sun God The legend of the Blue Mongols says that, in the past, the world was burned by 10 suns alternately. The life of the Blue Mongols is only day, there is no night; Rivers, streams, plants and livestock are all killed by drought, making life extremely destitute. Suddenly one day, a hero of the Blue Mongolian race named Hau Nghe shot down 9 suns with a bow and arrow, the other sun was too afraid, ran away, the life of the Blue Mongolian people was engulfed in darkness, there was no day. In the constant darkness, life is dying, the old Green Mongolian villagers meet to discuss and find ways to save the community. The village elders sent the most beautiful woman to consult the hero Hau Nghe when they were told that the sun loved the sound of chickens crowing, just bring the rooster to the top of the high mountain, when the chicken crowed, the other sun would appear. That same beautiful woman was tasked by the Blue Mongolia community to carry the rooster to the top of the high eastern mountain to call the sun. Through many hardships, climbing passes, wading streams, avoiding snakes and lobsters, the girl also reached the top of the mountain to catch the rooster to crow. Miraculously, hearing the rooster crowing, the sun immediately appeared from the east and set behind the mountain to the west. Since then, there have been days and nights, and the life of the Blue Mongolians has been revived. Since then, to honor the girl who saved the community, the Green Hmong people have created extremely sophisticated and sophisticated silver jewelry to distinguish the Blue Mong woman from other Hmong women. The fortune of the Green Mongolian woman From the same legend, any Blue Mongolian family when giving birth to a daughter must accumulate to buy white silver and then ask the craftsman to make a jewelry set for the daughter to reach adulthood and get married. Blue Mong women's silver jewelry includes necklaces, bracelets and decorative patterns on dresses carved from white silver very elaborately and uniquely. Blue Mongolian women's collars are of two types. One type is carved in a circular fashion, with a circumference of 45-55cm. Usually they usually wear about eight necklaces of this type to beautify their outfit. Besides, there is also a necklace used to fight evil spirits, this type of necklace consists of three silver strings consisting of chains, tassels teng with many shapes attached together. With this type of ring, in the middle there is necessarily a circular piece of silver carved with a pattern symbolizing the Sun God. The motifs carved in the arms of Blue Mong women are usually birds, grass and flowers, associated with their daily livelihood. The motifs are taken from life because the Blue Mongols believe that all things of the world are given by the Sun God. In particular, in the jewelry attached to the dress of the Blue Mongolian woman, there are many silver coins. These silver coins were often the currency used during French colonial times. From a humanistic legend, the role of women in the Blue Mongolian community is also equal. They are respected in their families and villages. On holidays, Tet, Gou Cao Festival (prayer festival), No Ong Festival (incense festival), Blue Mong girls often wear jewelry with outfits to go out, creating different colors, fancy and strange sounds that make other ethnic groups feel that they are the owners of cultural activities, this belief. The Blue Mong woman wears silver jewelry to beautify, showing the wealth of each person and clan. At the same time, the silver jewelry on the costume also expresses messages about the culture of the tribe. According to Vietnamplus Photo: Thong Thien

City & Culture 24/04/2024

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