In early September, the terraced rice fields are turning yellow across the districts of Sa Pa, Bat Xat and Si Ma Cai in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, casting a golden glow on the mountain slopes and valleys as well as on the villages of the Dao, H'Mong, Ha Nhi, and Xa Pho ethnic groups.
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| Terraced fields overlap each other like a golden ladder leading to the top of the mountain. |
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A terraced field looks like a giant’s fingerprint pressed into the land when seen from above.
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A terraced field appears like flowing waves.
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The stunning beauty of yellow rice carpet.
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Yellow rice fields on both sides of the road.
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Terraced fields cast a golden glow on valleys and mountains.
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A house surrounded by terraced fields of ripening rice.
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Harvesting rice on terraced fields.
