Ta Xua - year-round cloudy land

Ta Xua in the mountain district of Bac Yen, northern Son La province, has become a favourite destination of visitors hunting for clouds, frost, and the local specialty Shan tuyet tea.

In early February 2018 when the temperature went down to zero, frost and snow covered forests on the peak of Ta Xua, luring thousands of visitors to this rare natural phenomenon. Photo: VNA 

Ta Xua is shrouded by clouds around the year. Photo: VNA 

Ta Xua is also known for its tasty tea collected from hundred-year-old Shan tuyet tea trees which grow in the high mountains. Photo: VNA 

Over 1,000 metres above sea level, Ta Xua peak
had a temperature of between minus one and zero Celsius from February 3-7. Photo: VNA

 It draws many visitors who come to see dawn flickering in the sea of clouds. Photo: VNA

The centre of Xim Vang commune, 14 km from Ta Xua, boasts Bac Yen district’s largest area of terraced fields. Source: VNA 

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