Rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải, Yên Bái province, Vietnam Jul 7, 2024

Amid the rolling hills of northern Vietnam"s Yên Bái province, the rice terraces of Mù Cang Chải district are a mosaic of agricultural excellence. The Hmong people, an ethnic minority who migrated here from China in the 19th century, have meticulously carved these cascading hills for generations. Mù Cang Chải boasts approximately 5,500 acres of terraced rice fields, which flood with water between September and October, reflecting the surrounding mountains and sky. Visitors can also indulge in Vietnamese dishes and colorful souvenirs at the local markets or climb to the peak of La Pan Tan village to enjoy views of this stunning landscape.

© Kiatanan Sugsompian/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jul 7, 2018The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
Jul 7, 2019Traffic jam on the caribou highway
Jul 7, 2020Mercury in retrograde
Jul 7, 2021Back on the rise
Jul 7, 2022Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
Jul 7, 2023World Chocolate Day
Jul 7, 2025Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Jul 7, 2026Plate-billed mountain toucan with orchids, Ecuador

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 10, 2026Hnausapollur crater lake, Fjallabak Nature Reserve, Iceland
Jul 19, 2022National Bison Month
Mar 26, 2020Gray days ahead in Monterey
Jul 12, 2019The ‘Night of Nights’
Jul 23, 2024Methoni Castle, Messenia, Greece
Apr 25, 2019Here comes summer
Apr 29, 2018National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington
Oct 18, 2019Fall color sweeps across the West
Dec 18, 2022South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida
Sep 5, 20242024 Toronto International Film Festival
Jul 10, 2020Italy s submerged village
Jul 15, 2020Who left the tub running?
Nov 10, 2022Badlands National Park turns 44
Apr 11, 2024Churún Merú waterfall in Venezuela
Jan 10, 2021China s colorful terraced pools
Jan 15, 2023Aura River in Turku, Finland
Aug 31, 2020At the shore of an inland sea
Aug 6, 2023Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
Jul 23, 2019A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
Mar 24, 2025African bush elephants in Namibia
Jul 15, 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
Jan 23, 2019Celebrating Pie Day is as easy as, well…
May 11, 2024World Migratory Bird Day
Mar 7, 2020Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
Mar 21, 2018Celebrating the International Day of Forests
May 20, 2020It s World Bee Day
Jun 15, 2020Surfer s paradise
Jan 10, 2026The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
Nov 18, 2023Polar bear season in Manitoba
Mar 7, 2026The Brocken, Harz National Park, Germany