However, from May to June when local people pour water into their rice terraces and transplant seedlings, Y Ty becomes as beautiful as a watercolor painting.

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Terraced rice fields in Bat Xat District in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. (Photo: Vietnam+)
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Terraced rice fields in Bat Xat District in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. (Photo: Vietnam+)
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Terraced rice fields in Bat Xat District in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. (Photo: Vietnam+)
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Terraced rice fields in Bat Xat District in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. (Photo: Vietnam+)
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Y Ty mountainous commune is located about 70km from the centre of Lao Cai City in Lao Cai Province. May is ‘pouring water season’ in Y Ty. As locals transplant rice seedlings, visitors are treated to the sight of glittering ponds. (Photo: Vietnam+)
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At an elevation of over 2,000 meters, Y Ty's wide and beautiful fields fit the curves of valleys and high mountain slopes. (Photo: Vietnam+)
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Y Ty attracts tourists with clouds, mountains and artistic terraced rice fields. (Photo: Vietnam+)
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During the ‘pouring-water season’ in May, tourists can witness the transplanting of seedlings and seeing the whole area turn green after. (Photo: Vietnam+)
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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. (Photo: Vietnam+)


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Season of ripening rice in Y Ty Commune

Season of ripening rice in Y Ty Commune

The border commune of Y Ty, in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, is well-known as an ideal place to enjoy the dazzling beauty of terraced paddy fields and clouds 

Y Ty’s calm beauty

Y Ty’s calm beauty

Y Ty is a commune in Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province, that is considered the beauty of a fairy who just woke up in the mountains and forests of the Northwest. 

Y Ty cloud hunting season in Lao Cai province

Y Ty cloud hunting season in Lao Cai province

As the autumn days slowly begin to cool, hordes of travelers and photographers continue to flock to the mountainous commune of Y Ty situated in the northern province of Lao Cai in order to savour the area’s magnificent views of white clouds.