Vietnam's spectacular terraced rice fields wait for tourists as country continues to open up

An ethnic Hmong man walks on a terraced rice field in northern Yen Bai province. - AFP

YEN BAI (Vietnam), Dec 5 (AFP): As the morning sun finds its way through the mist over Vietnam's terraced rice fields, local farmers lead buffalo into the paddies and pass another day without tourists in their hilly homeland.

Located 300 km (around 190 miles) northwest of Hanoi, Mu Cang Chai district in northern Yen Bai province had become a hit with foreign and local tourists alike before the coronavirus pandemic.