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The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has charmed tourists with serene ethnic villages, terraced rice fields, and stunning landscapes.

The Mekong delta province of Kien Giang set up 20 large-scale rice fields with a total area of 1,600 hectares last year, as part of its effort towards restructuring agricultural production towards sustainability, and increasing quality and added value.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau plans to convert this year nearly 2,000ha of unproductive rice paddies into fields where rice and aquatic species are rotated or perennial crops are grown.

The French news agency AFP has introduced the spectacular beauty of the terraced rice fields of Mu Cang Chai in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai to a global audience in a recent article.

Cao Bang is blessed with a host of famous tourist attractions, such as the Pac Bo Special National Historic Site, Ban Gioc Waterfall, and Nguom Ngao Cave. The northern mountainous province is also known for its “golden” ripened rice fields, which have been described as being as beautiful as a work of art.

The weather in the northern mountainous region begins to get cold some time in October and yellow rays of sun shine over ripe golden rice fields, signalling a bountiful “golden season”. This is also a time when ethnic people in Ha Giang celebrate the “New Rice” festival.

Autumn coats Hoang Su Phi district in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang in a fairytale-like beauty, especially when its renowned terraced rice fields are dyed in a golden glow around September.

Up in the mountainous district of Trung Khanh, rice fields are reaching their glorious peak, drowning the whole area in the golden hue, and adding charm to Cao Bang province which has been renowned for Pac Bo special historical relic site and Ban Gioc waterfall.

September is the best time to visit Hoang Su Phi district in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang as terraced rice fields shine like gold during the harvest season.

Golden ripe rice fields along Ngo Dong river banks in Tam Coc-Bich Dong tourist site in Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province in May have made the site a beautiful picture.

A culture week highlighting the terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi district of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is set to take place on September 4-30, announced the provincial People’s Committee.

A video clip titled “Dat nuoc, con nguoi Viet Nam” (Vietnam – The Country and People) developed by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and published on its Youtube channel attracted over 1 million views after one month of launch.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang plans to turn 7,700ha of unproductive rice fields into high-value crops to adapt to climate change and natural disasters in the 2020-2025 period.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has expanded the area for cultivating both giant river prawns and rice in the same rice fields, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh plans to switch to high-value crops on more low-yield rice fields and use advanced farming techniques to improve farmers’ incomes in the next five years.

With hundreds of years of experience in rice production, Vietnamese farmers, especially those who live in the northern mountainous region, learned how to adapt to different terrains. That is why rice terraces of Vietnam were formed long ago and are also known as a unique culture and famous tourist attraction.

The Indonesian Government is pushing ahead with a plan to convert 1.4 million ha of peat swamps into rice fields as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to create food shortages across the country, according to Coordinating Minister of Economy Airlangga Hartarto.

Terraced rice fields in Thach Yen commune, Cao Phong district, Hoa Binh province, are promised to be a great potential for the commune to promote local tourism development.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has directed the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) to expand the country’s agricultural land programme through a project to optimise 165,000 hectares of rice fields in Pulang Pisau district in Central Kalimantan on Borneo island.

Many farmers in Kien Giang province’s Tan Hiep district have begun to earn steady incomes after turning unproductive rice fields into guava orchards.