The Dong Van stone plateau is magnificent with buckwheat flowers rising from its fissures.
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The vast fields of flowers stretch throughout the valleys and up the hillsides. The white, purple, and pink blossoms are vivid in the honey-colored sunshine.
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The blooming season for buckwheat flowers is from late autumn until February, when the traditional Lunar New Year festival is held.
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Buckwheat flowers may grow elsewhere, but whenever we think of buckwheat flowers, we think of Ha Giang province. Seeing the delicate buckwheat petals fluttering in the chilly wind is a bracing experience.
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Buckwheat flowers are most prolific in Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Meo Vac, and Dong Van district, where the landscape resembles a fairy tale.
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Buckwheat used to be a food crop along with corn and rice.
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Ethnic people used to grind buckwheat seeds into flour, which was cooked for food or used to make wine. Tender young stems were eaten as a vegetable and older stems were fodder for goats and cows.
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The tiny flowers have a strong vitality.
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Buckwheat flowers often grow in stone hollows.
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Buckwheat flowers symbolize diligence and courage and a better life.
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Children playing among the buckwheat flowers make a beautiful picture and a nice souvenir for visitors.
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Ha Giang province hosts an annual event in October, at the end of the rice season, dedicated to buckwheat flowers.
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Tourists from all over Vietnam hike the forest trails and admire the stunning landscapes.
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The Buckwheat Flower Festival, held for the 6th time this year, promotes Vietnam’s northwestern region to a wider audience inside and outside Vietnam.
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