Farmers in the northern highland province of Yen Bai are preparing their terraced fields for a new rice crop.
An impressive palette of colors can be seen on Tu Le fields these days: the green patches, the silvery white water, the brown mud, and the farmers in colorful clothes.
Terraced fields in the northern highland province of Yen Bai. Photos: Giang Ken
All the fields are being filled with water.
Local farmers plant seedlings.
The terraced fields in Yen Bai only have one crop a year.
Seedlings are handled with care.
The sticky rice grown here is well-known across the country for its quality.
A happy farmer
An aerial shot of the terraced fields
A man and his buffalo plow his field.