Woman preserves picturesque terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai
Not many visitors to this famous tourist destination know that the family of Mrs. Lu Thi Lin in Ta Chi Lu hamlet has spent a lot of time and effort cultivating and taking care of the terraced fields to keep them beautiful. n the past the Mam Xoi hill and other terraced fields in La Pan Tan commune were unable to grow anything because of a water shortage. People released cows and buffalos in the fields, which damaged the edges and the landscape. Lu Thi Ly and her family members assigned each other to guard and repair the terraced fields. She said “Guarding the field is not hard work but time consuming because our house is very far from the field. But we are voluntarily protecting and mending the fields damaged by the cattle.” Mrs. Ly said that it was hard to cultivate the land and repair, especially on rainy or sunny days. In late May they dredged ditches to route water from upstream to the field, which is about 5km, to prepare the land for sowing seeds and plowing. She...