Thirty outstanding farmers in some villages at Mu Cang Trai District, Yen Bai Province, joined a competition at a local terraced field for harvest time.

The contestants are those who are good at farming work and understand terraced field techniques. They had to show their skills in the cutting, threshing and cleaning paddy and ploughing, as well as their adeptness in the use of variety of traditional farming equipment developed by the Mong people.

The agricultural event, held at the terraced field, in Che Cu Nha Commune, on September 29 is also aimed to promote tourism for the locality.

Each hamlet has one team, comprised of five members each, who show off their skills on a 80 square-metre plot.

Paddy threshed in the field

Wooden bucket used both for threshing and carrying paddy

Paddy cleaned in the field with as little loss as possible

Speed is highly appreciated by judges and spectators

Ploughing at a depth of between 20cm - 25cm.

Clearing the path at edge of the rice field

 Farmers of Mong and De Thang heritage win first prize