Enchanted by Sa Pa’s beauty during the golden rice harvest

Autumn is a wonderful season in Sa Pa of Lao Cai northern province. Golden sunshine, moderate humidity and coolness take over the northern climes. Late August and early September is when the northwestern town enters the rice harvest season, earning the nickname of the ‘golden season’.

A ‘golden’ afternoon in Sa Pa. (Photo: VNA)

An aerial view of terraced rice paddies turning from green to yellow. (Photo: VNA)

Sa Pa charms during the rice harvesting season. (Photo: VNA)

Sa Pa charms during the ripening rice season. (Photo: VNA)

Mesmerising rice fields in Sa Pa gradually change their colours from green to yellow. (Photo: VNA)

Drifting clouds of autumn on spectacular terraced rice paddies in Sa Pa. (Photo: VNA)

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