Looking from the top of the pass, you will immediately see the village of Lam Thai nestled on the banks of Nam Co stream, among the gently terraced fields. In that beautiful valley, if Lam Thai is located by the water pillars and the terraced fields below, Lam Mong is hidden in the mountains with terraced fields reaching the sky. The customs of the two peoples are different. The Thai ethnic people make stilt houses, live by the river by the stream, while the Mong people live in separate high mountains.
The road to Cao Pha is in the middle of vast fields, fragrant with the aroma of ripe rice. The concrete paved road is much easier to walk than before. Lam Thai village is the residence of the Thai ethnic people, the location of the house is against the mountain, close to the bank of the stream. Traditional Thai houses with a low silver gray color are at the foot of the mountain, under the garden. Each house of the people is surrounded by lush green gardens. There are no high-rise buildings, no bright electric lights, but it is full of a sense of relaxation and lightness. The topography of this village has a low depression located along the bank of the stream, drawing a very poetic and calm scene.
Photo: Tran Thai Son/Lam Linh
Lam Thai village is simple with only a few dozen roofs but paints a unique beauty. The houses with fruit trees, gurgling springs, surrounded by stretching fields create a unique beauty. You can go along the stream, stop and feel the wonderful things in this place. Sometimes, life just needs to be as simple as this.
Lam Thai village also owns beautiful stretches of fields in the valley, with surrounding coal terraces, creating a masterpiece of ripe rice, both created by nature and created by humans.
Photo: Nguyen Tan Tuan
In the early morning, when the sky was still in the morning mist, the whole valley was immersed in the illusory beauty of clouds, of dew, and the fragrance of rice. And when the afternoon comes, the whole valley smells of new rice from the simple stilt houses by the stream.
Coming to Lam Thai, you will have the opportunity to experience the culture of the Thai ethnic people. After a cool spring bath, try a Thai herbal bath. Soaking in a mixture of water cooked from the leaves of precious medicines is good for health, helping you relieve fatigue after a long trip. A meal with specialties such as Tu Le nuggets, five-color sticky rice, buffalo in the kitchen, grilled stream fish, sour bamboo shoots,... extremely attractive and unforgettable
If you have the chance to sleep in the village, don't forget to light a campfire, barbecue and sing,... to feel more fully the culture of the indigenous people.
Photo: Lam Linh
Lam Thai, in Khau Co valley, Tu Le, Yen Bai
The road from Hanoi to here is about 320km
You should combine this place on this golden season exploration of Mu Cang Chai.
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