Visitors flock to Bac Ha to admire blooming pear flowers

In early March when the International Women’s Day (March 8) takes place, pear flowers in the mountainous areas in Bac Ha District, Lao Cai province, reach their full bloom in white. Many visitors flock to the areas on the occasion to admire the white pure flowers boasting their beauty on the imposing Bac Ha Plateau.

A H’mong ethnic young woman poses next to a blooming pear tree.
A H’mong ethnic young woman poses next to a blooming pear tree.

A bunch of white pear flowers blossoming under spring sunlight.

Pear flowers usually bloom between late February and mid-March.

Many female visitors dressing in Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) to take photos with blooming pear flowers.

Pear flower gardens in Bac Ha welcome a lot of tourists these days.

Cars waiting in a long line along the road to Bac Ha District last weekend.