Mu Cang Chai district has an area of 1,197.89 km², the population in 2019 is 63,961 people, the population density reaches 53 people/km². The district is located at the foot of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, at an altitude of 1,000 m above sea level. To reach Mu Cang Chai district, you must go through Khau Pha Pass – one of the Four Great Passes of the Northwest region.
Destinations not to be missed when traveling to Mu Cang Chai
1. Khau Pha Pass
Located in the border area between Van Chan district and Mu Cang Chai district of Yen Bai province, Khau Pha pass passes many famous places such as La Pan Tan, Mu Cang Chai, Tu Le, Che Cu Nha,…
Located at an altitude of 1,200m to 1,500m above sea level. The pass passes over Khau Pha mountain peak, the highest mountain in Mu Cang Chai region. The name of this mountain peak in the Thai language means “Heaven’s Horn” (mountain horn rising to the sky), because the mountain peaks often rise from the surrounding sea of clouds like a horn.
2. La Pan Tan terraced fields
This is the place with the most terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai with 700 hectares of terraced fields. With cascading terraced fields spreading across the hill, there are especially golden raspberry fields here that are very famous and attract tourists to visit and take photos.
Mu Cang Chai terraced fields are like “golden waves” winding across the hillside, one layer overlapping the other endlessly, spreading over an area of about 3,500 hectares. Of which, 500 hectares distributed in 3 communes La Pan Tan, Che Cu Nha, De Xu Phinh (Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province) have been recognized as National Scenic Monuments since 2007.
3. Mo Mu Cang Chai Waterfall
Located in Mo De commune, Mo Waterfall Mu Cang Chai looks like a girl with long, shiny hair, soft and smooth like silk falling from above between the two mountains My Hang and Na Hang A.
Not only famous for the captivating beauty of terraced fields, Mu Cang Chai is also home to countless unique places waiting for you to explore. One of them is Mo Mu Cang Chai Waterfall, you will admire the majesty of a natural masterpiece created by the Creator in the middle of the Northwest mountains and forests.
4. Lim Mong village
Located in Cao Pa commune, Mu Cang Chai district – Yen Bai. Lim Mong has been hidden in the clouds for many generations, causing people on the move to often whisper about the four great dangerous places in the Northwest because of the difficulty of the path and also because it is also the… end of the world, and Lim Mong is one of the most dangerous places in the Northwest. Among them, full of attraction and challenge.
