A vast area of azalea blooming in a section of Putaleng trekking path in Hoang Lien Son mountain range, which is over 3,000 metres above sea level (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
Pink azalea blooming in Hoang Lien Son mountain range (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
Azalea shows off its beauty under shimmering sun (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
Fallen blossoms make the path to Putaleng summit look like a flower carpet (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
A wild flower species is named ‘Bell flowers’ by the locals due to its bell-shape (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
Flora and fauna in Hoang Lien Son mountain range is diverse (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
A beautiful tree in shape of a flower in Hoang Lien Son mountain range (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
These flowers bloom at an altitude of 2,500 metres above sea level (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
(Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
(Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
Late-blooming peach blossoms in Hoang Lien Son mountain range (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
Exotic flower grown over moss (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
(Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
A flower bed at an attitude of nearly 3,000 metres above sea level (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
Lichens growing in a tree body look as beautiful as flowers (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
A trekker takes picture of her conquering the Putaleng summit (Photo: Mai Mai/Vietnam+) |
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