Northwest Vietnam ( Travel) Tây Bắc (literally "Northwest") is one of the regions of Vietnam, located in the mountainous northwestern part of the country. It consists of four provinces: Điện Biên, Lai Châu, Sơn La, and Hòa Bình. The two provinces Lào Cai and Yên Bái are usually seen as part of the Northwest region. It has a population of about two and a half million. Paths hidden in the golden rice fields, the craggy mountain pass are windless , the great terraced fields, they have great yellow color . I was fascinated by them, i love people here too. The people warm simplicity in the ancient home . The cute babies rustic ,they wore traditional ethnic clothing and always keep their smile in the lips. Education isn't good here and the government is trying to solve this problem. Sceneries is really beautiful but they aren't beautiful gorgeous style . The beauty of them takes time to feel and enjoy. Children's childhood is pick corn with their parents on their corn field, down stream fishing,forest fruit picking, naughty together here. Lots of literature written about this place , writers and poets are write about the people warm, special culture and this is the former battlefield of Dien Bien Phu battle. (I never feel proud about war here and in Vietnam because war for any purpose , it will hurt the innocent but war is part of the history to make this country no one can stop it) . Population distribution according to altitude. Surrounding peaks ,mainly ethnic people live life from shifting cultivation and depends on nature. Around the ridge, they grow rice in a fields in the ridge, it sounds strange , it's really interesting and they usually livestock, they do some crafts. Places like the valleys and foothills, their life little difficult than other places,they focus on agricultural development and a number of other sectors. Differences in living conditions and labor and production methods to create the cultural differences between other place. There are more than 20 ethnic groups living here so there are many festivals, every festival has its own character. I think I write about every fastival in next notebook, I really feel achy hands now")