Terraced fields in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai are producing ripened rice, giving the area a new charming appearance.

A village of Dao ethic minority people is surrounded by yellowing fields.

Pupils’ road to school is painted yellow.

The ripe rice is the result of many days of hard work.

Rice is dried in the fields

Some farmers take the grains by hands.

The majority of farmers use machines to separate the grain from the stalks.

Harvesting season

Children play with straw.

Terraced fields look like stairs to the sky.

Compiled by VNF ( Photo: baolaocai.vn )