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Vietnam’s Mekong Delta rice paddies viewed from atop region’s highest mountain

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta rice paddies viewed from atop region’s highest mountain

Wednesday, August 07, 2019, 10:39 GMT+7
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta rice paddies viewed from atop region’s highest mountain
Vast rice paddies are seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

During this time of the year, boundless paddy fields with a mix of green and yellow, a sign that harvest time for the summer-autumn crop is near, make an extraordinary landscape, especially when viewed from above, in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

Visitors to An Giang Province are advised to admire this magnificent scenery from the peak of the famed Sam Mountain, the highest mountain in the delta.

The Sam Mountain is located nearly six kilometers to the west of Chau Doc City, with its peak standing at 284 meters above sea level.

Two Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters have recently been to the summit of Sam Mountain and come home with a series of photos capturing the stunning beauty of the paddy fields during the transition from summer to fall.

Rice paddies turning from green to yellow-green, marking the transition of summer to fall, are seen on the way to the top of Sam Mountain in Chau Doc City, An Giang Province, southern Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Rice paddies turning from green to yellow-green, marking the transition of summer to fall, are seen on the way to the top of Sam Mountain in Chau Doc City, An Giang Province, southern Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Vast rice paddies are seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Vast rice paddies are seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

An oasis that emerges amid rice paddies is seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

An 'oasis' that emerges amid the rice paddies is seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Endless paddy fields stretching to the Cam (Forbidden) Mountain in Tinh Bien District are seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Endless paddy fields stretching to Cam (Forbidden) Mountain in Tinh Bien District are seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Endless paddy fields stretching to Vietnam’s borderline with Cambodia are seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Endless paddy fields stretching to Vietnam’s border with Cambodia are seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Smoke from grass and straw-burning in paddy fields is seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Smoke from grass- and straw-burning is seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

An aerial view of Chau Doc City is seen from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

An aerial view of Chau Doc City from atop Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

The peak of Sam Mountain is seen from afar. Photo: Tuoi Tre

The peak of Sam Mountain is seen from afar. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Two visitors look down to admire the landscape surrounding Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Two visitors look down to admire the landscape surrounding Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

The magnificent scene of sunset is captured in the paddy fields near the foot of Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

The magnificent scene of sunset is captured in the paddy fields near the foot of Sam Mountain. Photo: Tuoi Tre

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