From a height, Vietnamese landscapes rise to beauteous highs

07:07, 19/07/2022

Aerial photography by HCMC-based Pham Huy Trang captures the sublime beauty of a range of Vietnamese landscapes from northern mountains to the southern plains.

 

 

Aerial photography by HCMC-based Pham Huy Trang captures the sublime beauty of a range of Vietnamese landscapes from northern mountains to the southern plains.

Hmong people walk along their terraced rice fields in Mu Cang Chai, a remote rural village in Yen Bai Province, around seven hours drive to the northwest of Hanoi.  At 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) above sea level at the foot of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, Mu Cang Chai is at its most beautiful in September and October during the harvest season.

Hmong people walk along their terraced rice fields in Mu Cang Chai, a remote rural village in Yen Bai Province, around seven hours drive to the northwest of Hanoi.

At 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) above sea level at the foot of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, Mu Cang Chai is at its most beautiful in September and October during the harvest season.

 

Limestone karst mountains rise out of the waters at UNESCO heritage site Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh Province, around two hours from Hanoi.
Limestone karst mountains rise out of the waters at UNESCO heritage site Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh Province, around two hours from Hanoi.

 

Women wearing conical hats pick tea leaves in an estate where the yellow blossoms of Poinciana trees are in bloom at the Bat Nha Monastery in Dam B'ri District, Bao Loc Town, Lam Dong Province.
Women wearing conical hats pick tea leaves in an estate where the yellow blossoms of Poinciana trees are in bloom at the Bat Nha Monastery in Dam B'ri District, Bao Loc Town, Lam Dong Province.

 

Women tend to plants in a flower garden in the southern province of Dong Nai. The yellow chrysanthemum buds and blooms are bought in huge quantities during Tet, or Lunar New Year holiday. Vietnamese people have a long tradition of offering fresh flowers to deities and their ancestors during the holiday when they pray for luck and peace.
Women tend to plants in a flower garden in the southern province of Dong Nai. The yellow chrysanthemum buds and blooms are bought in huge quantities during Tet, or Lunar New Year holiday. Vietnamese people have a long tradition of offering fresh flowers to deities and their ancestors during the holiday when they pray for luck and peace.

 

A herd of buffaloes return home in Duc Hoa District, Long An, a Mekong Delta province.
A herd of buffaloes return home in Duc Hoa District, Long An, a Mekong Delta province.

 

Coracles anchored in Binh Thuan Province on the south-central coast where most residents live off fishing.
Coracles anchored in Binh Thuan Province on the south-central coast where most residents live off fishing.

 

A girl washes water lilies after harvesting them on a field in Long An Province’s Moc Hoa District.
A girl washes water lilies after harvesting them on a field in Long An Province’s Moc Hoa District.

 

Farmers wade into a flooded field in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap to harvest water chestnut, an aquatic vegetable that grows in marshes under water. Water chestnut is grown in many countries for its edible corm, and it is a common ingredient in Chinese dishes such as water chestnut cakes.
Farmers wade into a flooded field in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap to harvest water chestnut, an aquatic vegetable that grows in marshes under water. Water chestnut is grown in many countries for its edible corm, and it is a common ingredient in Chinese dishes such as water chestnut cakes.

 (Source: VNExpress)