Not only known for the beauty of hawthorn flowers, Nam Nghiep village also attracts tourists every time the hawthorn flowers are harvested. During this season, the entire village and the mountains are covered in red and yellow hawthorn fruits. Photo: Nguyen Trong Cung

The cat apple tree is closely associated with the lives of the Mong people in the highlands. The cat apple trees are planted around their houses and on the hillsides. Around October, the cat apples ripen and are harvested. Photo: Nguyen Trong Cung

Fresh hawthorn berries are used to soak in wine or sugar to make a delicious drink. In addition, hawthorn berries are also processed into jam, hawthorn tea, and apple cider vinegar… Photo: Nguyen Trong Cung

The crabapple tree is the main source of income for the local people here. Visitors to Nam Nghiep village this season can join the locals in picking crabapple trees. Photo: Nguyen Trong Cung

Around February and March every year, the hawthorn flowers bloom, spreading across the mountain slopes in Nam Nghiep. The photo shows the hawthorn flower season taken in 2023. Photo: Nguyen Trong Cung

The hawthorn flower has small white petals. When it blooms, you will clearly see 5 round ivory-white petals, yellow pistils interspersed with brown stamens. Photo: Nguyen Trong Cung

In 2023, the Vietnam Record Association also recognized the hawthorn forest in Nam Nghiep village, Ngoc Chien commune as the "Largest hawthorn forest in Vietnam". Photo: Nguyen Trong Cung

According to the Vietnam Record Organization, by the end of 2023, Ngoc Chien commune will have 2,565 hectares of hawthorn trees, of which more than 1,400 hectares have produced flowers and fruits. Photo: Nguyen Trong Cung

After experiencing the harvest of wild apples in Nam Nghiep, visitors can combine trekking to Ta Chi Nhu peak, hunting clouds, watching the sunrise andwatch the chi pau flowers bloom… Photo: Nguyen Trong Cung

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