O Quy Ho tea hill, Sapa

O Quy Ho is a tea plantation near Sapa. Cherry trees planted between rows of tea bushes make it look like a scene out of a Zhang Yimou movie. Surprisingly, it's still not overrun by tourists, but photographers consider it a trophy that absolutely has to be added to their collections, mostly taking the same (invariably beautiful, but already banal) aerial shot. © Mark Levitin