Experience Ha Giang – Most beautiful province in Vietnam

Ha Giang is a remote mountainous province in the north of Vietnam, bordering with China and about 300 km from Hanoi. This can be considered the most beautiful province in the North of Vietnam with the majestic scenery of nature, the most spectacular roads, the vast flower fields, winding rice fields along with the unique cultural features of indigenous people. Residents living here are mainly Hmong, Dzao, Lo Lo, Han people with very unique housing and cultural characteristics.
Let’s refer to some excellent check-in points:

1-Yen Minh pine forest

Running through Can Ty commune, running to Yen Minh pine forest, going through Quang Ba double mountain about 40 km, through twisting roads, it will reach Yen Minh pine forest, dubbed the 2nd Da Lat of Vietnam. Here, the green pine trees, soaring high between mountains and hills murmuring in the wind

2- Pho Bang – Yen Minh

Pho Bang is home to old houses with unique architecture. The fields on both sides of the road in Pho Bang are filled with triangle flowers. On your way to Pho Bang, you will pass through rose valley and a large triangle field along the road. From Pho Bang, we will go to Lung Cam where there is peaceful and beautiful Sung La valley.
3- Charismatic Valley

Sung La is known as one of Ha Giang tourist destinations famous for its blooming flower gardens. Sung La Valley is known as the flower in the middle of the rock plateau, Sung La attracts visitors by the rustic beauty and tranquility of the small roofs, the green corn fields, the triangular flower strips, tenderness. The scenery of Sung La is the typical beauty of mountainous region. In Sung La valley, there is Lung Cam village, where life is still intact, such as carrying baskets to get vegetables, baby carriers, weaving linen, ..

4- Lung Cam is currently home to more than 60 households, mainly Lo Lo, Mong and Han. In particular, Lo Lo village is a place with a rustic color, the oldest. It is also known for being the setting for the movie “Pao’s story” in the nearly 100-year-old house. The house has gone through too many ups and downs of time, so it has been recently remodeled. However, the hundred-year-old house of Lo Lo village still retains the simple rustic beauty by the life of the people here. Coming to Lo Lo village, going to “Pao’s house” will cross a road stretching triangular flowers, in January and February every year around Pao’s house are peach blossom, plum and pear flower. behind the canopy is the wall of the house dyed with the color of time. The entrance to Pao’s house also has a beautiful rose valley.

5- The Mansion of the Wang family

Vuong’s edifice is located on the top of a small hill, where the entrance is lined with ancient, straight samu trees. Going inside was Vuong’s Mansion of King Meo, the richest family in the area thanks to the selling of opium in the past. The villa has a unique architecture, with the influence of three architectures: Chinese, Mong and French. This edifice was recognized as a National Monument by the State in 1993. In 2004, the Vuong family decided to dedicate this mansion to the State for conservation. If you come here on the day of Sa Phin fair near Vuong’s palace, meet on the day of the Snake and Pig, remember to visit. It is 14km from Dinh Ho Vuong to Dong Van. Ticket price to visit the Wang’s edifice: 20,000 VND.

6- Lung Cu flagpole.

From the Vuong residence, you return to the junction and turn to Pho La, Ma Lé to reach Lung Cu flagpole – the first pen stroke on the S-shaped map. On the way from Ma Lé to Lung Cu will see a large triangular field on the hillside. This is where most triangles are planted until now. Lung Cu is at an altitude of 2000 m above sea level, Lung Cu is the only place where Lo Lo people live. Standing on the Lung Cu flagpole, watching the national flag fluttering in the wind, seeing the first point where the brush strokes are drawn, the S-shaped map is the moment when national pride and love for the country rise. . Standing on Lung Cu flagpole watching the sunset, then returning to Dong Van town to rest at Dong Van one night. Because people often tell each other that going to Ha Giang without sleeping in Dong Van is not consider has come Ha Giang.

7- Old Town of Dong Van

The old town is located in the middle of the valley with four surrounding rocky mountains. The old town has only 40 roofs, nestled under rocks. In the evening, the old town is quiet and quiet. If you go to the old town on the evening of 14,15,16 monthly lunar month you will see a very different old town with red lanterns, in addition to a number of activities such as displaying brocade of ethnic groups, performing and selling traditional food of ethnic groups is extremely fun. Early in the morning, the old town painting is a clever combination of two tones: the bright yellow of the sun and the gray of old houses.

Three rows of markets lined up in the U-shaped tiles of yin and yang are two ancient streets running into the foot of the mountain. The architecture here is popular as two-storey buildings with walls. Early in the morning, sitting under a small roof, enjoying a hot cup of coffee in the mountainous region is an extremely interesting experience, then the typical dishes of the nation to get on the road.

8- Ma Pi Leng Pass

From Dong Van to Meo Vac about 20 km, passing Hanh Phuc road (Ma Pi Leng pass) Ma Pi Leng pass is on the Hanh Phuc road connecting Dong Van and Meo Vac. This is known as the most beautiful road in the rocky plateau. If you come to Ha Giang once try to drive driving precariously between one side is the sky-high mountains, the other side is a deep abyss and watching Nho Que river winding like a strip will make you experience incredibly awesome emotions. It was a big challenge for adventure lovers. Standing on high, looking far away, thousands of gray layers of mountains, white fanciful clouds, deep abyss of the abyss. Here, especially there is a cliff protruding on Ma Pi Leng pass, this is the place to feel the immense grandeur of the mountains and mountains in the northern border. Here you can see how small you are and feel the immense beauty of your home country. Pass the pass to Meo Vac district, where you can turn to Yen Minh to Ha Giang City or through Meo Vac to Bac Me (this road is far away).

9. Local market (Phien market) Ha Giang

Ha Giang retains its national identity so the rustic markets (Phien market) still take place according to the historical schedule. Participating in the fair visitors will partly feel the breath and soul of the ethnic people here. However, we are accustomed to using the solar calendar, so it is difficult to calculate the right days for the markets that take place according to the moon calendar. So if you go to Ha Giang and meet one of the markets below, you will be quite lucky.

Pho Cao market back (through Yen Minh near Pho Bang, meeting on Thin and Tuat days) – Pho Bang reversing market (Sung La fork coming in, meeting on Ty and Ngo days) – Sa Phin reverse market (right near their palace Vuong, held on the day of the Snake and Pig) – Back to Lung Phin market (meeting on the Day of the Tiger and the Monkey). The markets are held early and will end at noon, the shop is sold in different areas such as brocade dresses, vegetables, Chinese medicine, food, shoes, pigs steal armpits, dogs of Mongolia, …
There is also the Dong Van market in Dong Van town, which takes place every Sunday. Dong Van market was built in stone in the 1920s, so far it has brought many ancient features that contributed to the rusticism of Dong Van ancient town. The market also offers items such as: cloth, towels of the Mong people, indigo of the Tay, anise, cinnamon, sandals, shoes, vegetables, food such as entanglement, sticky rice with five colors, donut, tam cake Corneas, corn tortillas, and especially the corn wine complex have a long line.

9. Hoang Su Phi

Around May (the flooding season) or September (the ripening season) are all beautiful times to visit Hoang Su Phi. Coming to Ha Giang, you can rent a motorbike in the city and travel to Hoang Su Phi. At Hoang Su Phi, the terraced fields rise to the sky, scattered with golden fields, which are the ethnic houses hidden in the grove of trees. Every afternoon when sunset falls, the sky clouds with the kitchen smoke emanating from the floor roof makes the scenery here peaceful, rustic but majestic to hard to describe. The most rice areas in Hoang Su Phi are Ban Luoc, Ban Phung, San Sa Ho, Nam Ty, Ho Thau and Thong Nguyen.

10. Cam Son mountain

The mountain is located right near the city. Ha Giang, near 19-5 road. Road to the mountain with streams Thanh Long, Tien springs, .. streams running year round, cool. On the mountain there are large lakes and caves such as Ong card cave, Ong Ho cave, Thuy Tien cave, ..
Traveling to Ha Giang, you can take a bath of Dao tobacco, enjoy the cuisine of Ha Giang: poison porridge, Dong Van rolls, victory, triangular cake, triangular wine, corn wine, stream fish, chicken hills, underarm pork, …

The best time to visit Ha Giang is the Flower Triangular Circuit season, from October to mid November. This is also a crowded opportunity for visitors, so you need to prepare early if you want a good room.