Vietnam to promote rice terraces

YEN BAI, 30 August 2012: Vietnam National Administration of Tourism says the rice terraces of Northern provinces  Yen Bai and Lao Cai should become top tourist attractions.

It is encouraging domestic travel agencies to conduct a fact-finding mission to the terraced fields, this September, to consider ways to build tourism to this mountain region.

“Tours to terraced rice fields are associated with special farming techniques and  are part of the distinctive cultural characteristics of Mong ethnic people in Mu Cang Chai district in Yen Bai province and Day, Dao and Tay ethnic peoples in Sa Pa town in Lao Cai province.”

Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa were voted as one of seven most beautiful sights in Asia by  readers of the United Sates’ magazine Travel and Leisure. The rice terraces of Mu Cang Chai were recognised as national heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2007.

Sourced: ttrweekly