The beauty of ripe paddy fields in Sang Ma Sao village. In the H’mong language, Sang Ma Sao means Crest Mountain. “In the harvest season, Sang Ma Sao is charmingly covered in terraced paddy fields. The scenic view looks like stairs leading to the sky,” said photographer Vu Phi Long from Son La province who recently experienced the beauty in Lao Cai in late September.