Pu Luong - A place of clouds passing through a rice valley

September - October, the "Northwest of Thanh Hoa" attracts guests with the pristine looks of rice valleys nestled among limestone mountains.

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Pu Luong Nature Reserve is located in Ba Thuoc and Quan Hoa districts. Because it is surrounded by rich primeval forests, Pu Luong has a mild, cool climate. In September and October every year, Pu Luong wears a new, bright yellow coat of successive terraced fields.

Early in the morning, you may be awakened by the smell of dew mingling with the aroma of ripe rice. Outside the window, clusters of clouds wandered across the valley, perched in the fields, on fragrant rice grains.

The moment when the clouds mix with rice often disappears quickly when the sun rises and the dew clears.

A new day, you can take a car wandering around the surrounding villages. The roads are full of rubble, crushed stone, slippery mud, challenging the pilgrim's steering. Many tourists choose to walk dozens of kilometers through the villages.

From above, you zoom in to see the golden rice sea hidden in the early clouds.

After visiting the villages, you can run back to Canh Nang town, turn a small path between the flea market in Sat village. The muddy areas after rain can make travelers "give up" but the beautiful scenery on the road is a reward worthy of all efforts.

You can walk along the fields, across the cornfield, toward the water reels of Thai people lying along the stream.

A local lady pointed her wrinkled finger into the row of bamboo pipes leading water to the village, saying: "In the past, there were hundreds of them here, but the floods were swept away, only that much left." This is also a favorite place for photographers passing by.

Coming to Pu Luong, tourists can choose resorts or stay at homestays. Dinner in Pu Luong, when the rice is ripe, often has a thick, soft dish of Co Lung duck, a plate of cool green vegetables, maybe a banana flower, maybe a bamboo shoot, and is dipped with a few wild spices. Sip more cup of wine and you have just enjoyed the full flavor of the mountain land.