We knew it was too late to catch the golden rice season in October, so we settled for a trip during the straw season. Terraced fields during the dry season in Mu Cang Chai Town, Mu Cang Chai District, ...

Image caption, 500 hectares of the Mu Cang Chai Rice Field Terraces were declared a national heritage site in 2007. The Mu Cang Chai Rice Field Terraces, to the north-west of the capital Hanoi ...

However, if I had to pick, the terraced rice fields in Mu Cang Chai were particularly captivating. The way the terraces ...

Recently designated by the government as a site of national importance, Mu Cang Chai is layer upon layer of finely tailored rice terraces that snake the landscape with flawless proficiency.