Following reverse direction of highway 32 to Mu Cang Chai (Mù Cang Chải) from Van Chan (Văn Chấn) district for about 40km, going over meandering road crossing cloudy mountains, tourists then arrive in Tu Le busy town. From Cao Pha (Cao Phạ) mountain pass, Tu Le is picturesque as natural scenery with gleaming houses on stilts and immense rice fields. Fall sets in; the whole valley is overwhelmed with yellow color of sunlights and ripening rice.
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| Tu Le rice field |
Sipping tasty wine, enjoying steamed glutinous rice with hill-raised chicken meat or fat duck soup made of Tu Le glutinous rice (which is named Tan La - Tan Lả as slang) and then passionate in stretching dance of the Thai girls.
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| Steamed glutinous rice |
Legend has it about Tu Le glutinous rice that a tribe of Thai minority was given by a male fairy a valuable jar (coóng) of rice and told to find good soil to cultivate to get good and glutinous steamed rice. Referring to the fairy's advice, Thai people travel the whole North West to find the right place for their cultivation. However, rice did not bloom in some places or did bloom without having any good seeds as told. One day, they came to the foot of Cao Pha mountain pass, stopped at Muong Lung (Mường Lùng) brook to get some water. They found that water here was much clear, sweet, green valley with a lot of fruit trees, fresh air. The village patriarch made up his mind to settle down there. They took water from Muong Lung brook to irrigate their rice fields. Manifestly, these seeds came out well, giving plump rice which was white and aromatic when grinding and making very delicious steamed glutinous rice.
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| A corner of Tu Le |
Up to now, Tan La glutinous rice has become an indispensible part of the Thai minority in Tu Le as a daily dish at each family. Dishes made of glutinous rice such as steamed glutinous rice, green glutinous rice flakes have been well-known as specialties sold in Tu Le town.
Good fame had it wings reaching other villages and these dishes have been nation-wide famous. Tourists have never missed their chance to enjoy hot steamed glutinous rice with grilled meat, while sipping cups of wine which is also distilled from glutinous rice. To memorize those who greatly contributed to the reclamation, hamlet set-up, training descendants how to cultivate paddy rice; every lunar 15th December, people hold Long Tong (Lồng Tồng) ritual and their descendants reunite.
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| A peaceful Tu Le |
Tu Le is known for its peacefully beautiful landscapes and aromatic rice field of Tan La glutinous rice. Once reaching this place, try to work out a schedule to stay here for a couple of days to enjoy its specialties and admire its aromatic valley with hospitable Thai Tu Le people.
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