Y Ty attractive with natural, human beauty

Y Ty, a commune in Bat Xat district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has become a famous destination among travellers. It is well-known for both natural and human beauty.


    Y Ty is believed to be most beautiful in the rice harvest season, between September and October


                                          A road snakes through terraced rice paddies in Y Ty


                                                             Houses in Lao Chai hamlet


                        Some families in Lao Chai hamlet still keep their traditional house designs


                                  Women of the Ha Nhi ethnic group return home in the afternoon


                                       A Ha Nhi woman in the traditional costume


Ha Nhi women wear a wig which helps them look more attractive, keeps their heads warm and serves as a pillow or a scarf


                                             A water-powered mortar of Ha Nhi people


Ly Ho Say, a resident in Choan Then hamlet of Y Ty commune, makes traditional baskets. He has done this craft for almost 50 years


                               Ha Nhi people place the cooking fire right in the bedroom area

VNA