Bustling Spring Day on the largest field in the Northwest region

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    Immediately after Tet, the people of Dien Bien were busy with the winter -spring rice crop in Muong Thanh field - the place known as the largest granary in the Northwest.

    Sau nhung ngay vui xuan don Tet Nguyen dan At Ty 2025, nguoi dan dang khan truong xuong dong cham soc, dam nhung dien tich lua tren canh dong Muong Thanh (tinh Dien Bien) vua lua lon nhat vung Tay Bac.
    After the joyful days of welcoming the Lunar New Year 2025, people are urgently going to the fields to take care of and cultivate the rice fields in Muong Thanh field (Dien Bien province), the largest rice granary in the Northwest region.
    Ba Luong Thi Chung - xa Thanh Xuong, huyen Dien Bien, tinh Dien Bien dang tat bat voi 3.000m² lua cua gia dinh, trung binh moi vu thu duoc khoang 40 bao thoc.
    Ms. Luong Thi Chung - Thanh Xuong commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province is busy with her family's 3,000m2 of rice, each crop yields an average of about 40 bags of rice.
    “Nam nay Tet den som nen chung toi phai doi sau Tet moi dam lai nhung dien tich lua. Moi nam, cong viec nay thuong hoan thanh truoc Tet. De thue mot nguoi dam lua, phai tra khoang 250.000 dong/ngay, nhung tim nguoi lam cung khong he don gian” - ba Chung noi.
    “This year Tet comes early, so we have to wait until after Tet to replant the rice fields. In previous years, this work is usually completed before Tet. To hire someone to replant the rice fields, we have to pay about 250,000 VND/day, but finding someone to do it is not easy,” said Ms. Chung.
    Cung chung nhip do cong viec, ong Tong Van Huong - xa Thanh An, huyen Dien Bien, cho biet, gia dinh da gieo trong 5.000m² lua trong vu dong xuan nam nay. “Thoi tiet nam nay kha thuan loi, nen cay lua phat trien tot. Hien tai, gia dinh toi dang tap trung bon thuc dot 1 de giup lua nhanh phuc hoi va de nhanh khoe” – ong Huong noi.
    Sharing the same work pace, Mr. Tong Van Huong - Thanh An commune, Dien Bien district said that his family has planted 5,000m² of rice in this year's winter-spring crop. "The weather this year is quite favorable, so the rice plants are growing well. Currently, my family is focusing on the first fertilization to help the rice recover quickly and produce strong tillers" - Mr. Huong said.
    De dam lua nhung nguoi nong dan chu yeu dung cuoc moc, cuoc dam de dung thang khi lam viec.
    To till the rice, farmers mainly use hoes and hoe hooks to stand upright while working.
    Hoac dam bang tay.
    Or hand-paint.
    Moi do xuan ve, canh dong lai khoac len minh mot mau xanh mon mon, hua hen mot mua vang boi thu.
    Every spring, the fields are covered in lush green, promising a bountiful harvest.
    Tai huyen Dien Bien, vu dong xuan toan huyen gieo trong hon 4.100ha va phan dau nang suat binh quan dat 63 ta/ha, san luong tren 26.000 tan.
    In Dien Bien district, the winter-spring crop is planted on more than 4,100 hectares and strives for an average yield of 63 quintals/hectare, with an output of over 26,000 tons.
    Canh dong Muong Thanh, voi dien tich tren 140km2, duoc menh danh la “vua lua lon nhat Tay Bac. Day cung la 1 dia danh noi tieng gan voi lich su va truyen thuyet tu thuo khai thien, lap dia cua dong bao dan toc Thai.
    Muong Thanh field, with an area of ​​over 140km2, is known as the “largest rice granary in the Northwest”. This is also a famous place associated with history and legends from the beginning of the Thai ethnic group.
    Trong 4 canh dong rong lon nhat vung Tay Bac: Muong Lo (Yen Bai), Muong Than (Lai Chau), Muong Tac (Son La) thi canh dong Muong Thanh o Dien Bien duoc coi la lon nhat.
    Among the four largest fields in the Northwest region: Muong Lo (Yen Bai), Muong Than (Lai Chau), Muong Tac (Son La), Muong Thanh field in Dien Bien is considered the largest.
    Khi anh hoang hon buong xuong, nhung nguoi nong dan tren canh dong Muong Thanh tro ve nha sau mot ngay lao dong vat va.
    As the sunset falls, farmers in Muong Thanh fields return home after a hard day's work.
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