Located in Lao Cai Province's Bat Xat District, Y Ty Commune has become a famous destination amongst travellers from both home and abroad thanks to its impressive beauty of the land and the people.

Here are some photos which show the amazing beauty of the commune.

Y Ty is believed to be most beautiful in the rice harvest season, between September and October

A road snakes through terraced rice paddies in Y Ty

Houses in Lao Chai hamlet

Some families in Lao Chai hamlet still keep their traditional house designs

Women of the Ha Nhi ethnic group return home in the afternoon

A Ha Nhi woman in the traditional costume

Ha Nhi women wear a wig which helps them look more attractive, keeps their heads warm and serves as a pillow or a scarf

A water-powered mortar of Ha Nhi people

Ly Ho Say, a resident in Choan Then hamlet of Y Ty commune, makes traditional baskets. He has done this craft for almost 50 years

Ha Nhi people place the cooking fire right in the bedroom area

(Source: VNA)