In Y Ty, spring seems to be endlessly long. At the end of spring, in summer, the clouds are shining, then the autumn is golden and the winter snow is white – all four seasons have their own beauty, the beauty is as buoyant as the clouds themselves on this land.
With an altitude of over 2000m above sea level, old forests and high mountains make the air here cool all year round. If in the downstream region the summer is as hot as fire, come to Y Ty, you will see a clear difference. The average summer temperature here ranges from 18 to 28 degrees Celsius.
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Not only has a cool climate, summer in Y Ty is also extremely attractive with terraced fields in the rainy season. The pouring season lasts from May to June, ethnic minorities begin to be busy on the banks to transplant rice on terraced fields. The winding fields create a unique shape for Y Ty's natural picture. With golden sunlight and rain, the fields are variegated and sparkling with silver. In July, those fields were covered with green. Looking from a distance like soft green velvet carpets, it makes the scene of Y Ty even more lovely.
The attraction of Y Ty stems from the dreaminess of clouds, combined with rain and mist and the mountains and forests of the Northwest to create fresh air with the characteristic appearance of this land. Summer watching clouds in Y Ty does not seem to be magnificent, buoyant and fluffy, especially like winter and spring. But the thin clouds hovered across the top of the mountain, hovering throughout the village, when they leisurely descended into the valley, when they let go of the thin scenery, they created a beautiful landscape picture. This is also the time when visitors will enjoy the typical beautiful scenery of the Northwest mountains and forests with rustic houses, innocent friendly smiles...
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Y Ty is also a land where the main birthplaces of 4 ethnic groups, namely Ha Nhi, H'Mong, Dao, and Kinh, so the national cultural identity is very diverse and extremely unique. Y Ty makes visitors ecstatic at the beautiful scenery of endless fields, romantic cloudy skies mixed with majestic high mountains.
Y Ty is a highland commune located in Bat Xat district, 80km from the center of Lao Cai and 70km from Sapa Town. The road to Y Ty is both long and difficult to travel, so if you don't have a steady steering wheel, you should rent a motorbike taxi or taxi, or take a tour to Y Ty to make the trip more comfortable. To make up for the rugged road, it is the result you get when you come to Y Ty: a beautiful road with white clouds, golden sunshine and a brilliant ripe rice season everywhere.
Y Ty is a road worth trying for anyone who loves the beauty of the mountains and forests of Northwest Vietnam.
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Source: VNN