Long Coc Tea Hills

Long Coc Tea Hills is a scenic agricultural landscape in Long Coc Commune, Tan Son District, Phu Tho Province, about 125 km northwest of Hanoi. The site features hundreds of bowl-shaped tea-covered hillocks spread across the valley, creating a distinctive undulating pattern. Developed as a major tea cultivation area, it is notable for its photogenic sunrise views, seasonal mist, and traditional tea farming by local Muong communities.

Visitors can expect rolling hills covered in neatly planted tea bushes forming inverted-bowl shapes across a wide valley. The landscape is best viewed from elevated viewpoints at sunrise when mist often fills the lowlands. Visitors can walk along dirt paths between tea plots, observe tea farmers at work, visit small tea processing households, and photograph the geometric patterns of the plantations. The area is rural with scattered homestays and simple food stalls.

Long Coc has been a tea cultivation area since the early 20th century when tea was expanded as a commercial crop in Phu Tho, one of Vietnam's oldest tea-growing provinces. The terraced hillock planting method developed over decades to suit the midland terrain and remains a traditional livelihood for local communities.

The tea hills are central to the agricultural culture and economy of the Muong ethnic group in Tan Son District. Tea growing, harvesting and processing shape local daily life, festivals and hospitality, and the landscape reflects long-standing traditional farming knowledge.