Y Ty Mountainous Commune is located about 70km from the centre of Lao Cai City in northern Viet Nam. Pure air and amazing natural landscape give Y Ty its unique appeal for visitors.   

Especially, Y Ty is very inviting to visitors on the pouring water season which last from May to June. Visitors to Y Ty will be treated to the breathtaking beauty of terraced rice fields stretching over the mountains there during this season when local residents transplant rice seedlings.  

Let’s admire the stunning views of Y Ty Commune through some photos taken by Kieu Duc Chung, our freelance photographer from Nam Dinh Province, during his recent trip to this locality.

At a height of around 2,000m above sea level, terraced rice fields stretch over the hillsides and mountainsides in Y Ty Commune.

Y Ty Commune’s residents use plowing machines to plough fields instead of buffaloes during this year’s cultivation season.

An overview of the Sang Ma Sao Valley in Y Ty Commune

Another view from the Sang Ma Sao Valley

The scenery of the terraces is essentially mighty. It is also more grandiose as it is put in the background of white clouds, blue sky, thick jungles and colored houses of local ethnic groups.

 By KIEU DUC CHUNG - Translated by MAI DUNG