The park borders the nature reserve Namno Hin Khammouan Province, Laos to the west, the South China Sea about 42 km east from the border of two countries. It is an immense mountain populations vast stretches from east to west.

After the 1990 trip to discover the great explorer of Vietnam and the Cave Research Association British royal family, the researchers announced to the world of Phong Nha cave system in the National Park Phong Nha – Ke Bang is the most beautiful caves of the world according to international standards.

Since then, a series of caves and magical beauty of the Phong Nha constantly being discovered and until 2003, National Park, Phong Nha – Ke Bang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and to 2007, Vietnam officially applied for recognition of the World Natural Heritage 2nd.

People are constantly amazed with the beauty of the stalactites of the Phong Nha and always known as “Phong Nha top cave”. But since 2005, to discover paradise cave, according to scientists of the British Crown is even better than caves of Phong Nha cave chamber with dozens of meters high and 50-60 as well as color shape of stalactites also marvelous more.

At the entrance to the cave – the cave is located on the river water Chai brilliant blue, not just hang a door on the highest pyramid, but the cave has many stalactites shaped shape of crocodiles, eagles, chamois. Especially colorful stalactites in the cave dark gray evening, make sense in a different world.

So far, there have been more than 300 caves were discovered in the National Park Phong Nha – Ke Bang and most are created by underground rivers flowing from the mountain limestone.

In addition the National Park Phong Nha – Ke Bang also been recognized as a world park biodiversity with the highest animal planet … And more specifically, the national park is home to the only tribe A Rem, there was seemingly extinct (in 1956 only 18 people) and although this is more difficult, but they were revived between the Phong Nha – Ke Bang …

Phong Nha is gradually becoming the largest ecotourism Vietnam with rich natural diversity attracts most tourists visit to explore.

Temple architecture featuring large cubes, bold architecture of Vietnam, is used by multiple sources of local materials Ninh Binh green stone, timber design, tile glaze Bat Trang…Most different in Bai Dinh pagoda architecture shown in dark brown dome roof curved shape phoenix tail. bold architecture of the famous traditional handicraft villages in Vietnam. Bai Dinh pagoda when construction is called the “great public schools” with 500 artists includes many of workers from many rustic villages known as Phu Loc Ninh Van stone carvings, lacquer Cat Dang in Y Yen bronze casting, Nam Dinh, Van Lam embroidery … through the hands of the artists created pure Vietnamese definition of Bai Dinh pagoda architecture.

On the layout of the architecture as Tam Quan gate, bell towers, electrical Quan Am, electrical Phap Chu, electric Tam the turn ridge height is 5.16 m, 22 m, 14.8 m, 30 m, 34 m with an area inside area of 560 m², 225 m², 730 m², 2060 m² and 2370 m².

Regarding the object of worship, with two statues of Tam Quan gate guardian (his good and his evil) with the 5.5 m high, weighs 12 tons and eight diamond statues. Arhat Corridor includes 234 room connect to two first Tam Quan, length of 1052 m and gradually raise the floor height by the slope of the hillside where the horn arrangement 500 green stone monolithic Ninh Binh to 2.5 m high, weighs about 4 tons.  Each Arhat has a different appearance to describe the living world. 3 bell tower roof, each roof has 8 roof merge, a total of 24 roof  with 24 curved to the executioner, inside hung a bell weighing 36 tons certification granted by the record: “Great bell in Vietnam. “ Below is a bronze bell drums weighing 70 tons is on the bell tower, and the Bai Dinh pagoda bells echo how far can the universal use of the Buddha to living beings there.

Hallway, 500 Arhat statues white monolithic stone – each have a different face workers are exquisitely carved, vivid. The timber you, picture horizontal sentences giant gilded, contributing to the temple more magnificent, brilliant.

The temple to worship Buddha. Electrical Quan Am has 7 room,  put Buddha between the thousand hands Bodhisattva Quan Am Bo thousand eyes to signify the universal coverage and save sentient beings of the female Buddha in the world. Buddha, she was weighing 80 tons of cast bronze, 9:57 m high statue recognized as Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva’s largest copper in Vietnam. Electric Phap Chu has 5 room, put space between Buddhist statues by the 10 m high, weighs 100 tons. Confirmed record “Buddha statue in Vietnam dong.” In pagoda have three picture horizontal hanging electric and great in Vietnam. electric Tam The is located on a hill high above the sea is 76 m, 59.1 m long, 40 m wide. In electric Tam The have put three Buddha statues Tam The (past, present and future) with the 7.2 m high, weighs 50 tons. Confirmed record: “The temple is the large bronze statue The Three in Vietnam”.

The temple of the record (107ha campus. Sanctuary and The electric Tam The area 1.000m2. Largest bronze Buddha statue in Southeast Asia: Tathagata Buddha statue weighs 100 tons. 3 each pho pho Tam The weighs 50 tons. two biggest bell in Southeast Asia: 36 and 27 tons. Chua, many with 500 Arhat statues in stone above the head) whether they are in time to complete … but not without merit because the splendor and honor, as well as attract tourists to visit the temple. Inside the temple, around wall mounted with thousands of small bronze Buddha statue.

Besides the electric Tam The is enough space to display products such as religious books; the Buddha statue, stone, bronze, wood … to serve the needs of religious pilgrims.

From a distance, populations of Bai Dinh pagoda stand out among the majestic mountains. Bai Dinh Pagoda, also a chance to discover Bai Dinh Mountain. This mountain has three caves, cave halfway up the mountain is located Voi Phuc put red Buddha, even higher, to the right is the cave with the Easter morning worship many gods and Buddha, left the church the evening Mrs. Chua Thuong Ngan . The caves here also no less beautiful stalactites caves in Ha Long Bay.

Spent nearly four-century. Hoi An Faifoo leaving a gentle and quiet. Here, as time and space stop and even the footsteps of visitors busy both day and night are not going to make the it seem less sweet and romantic.

Hoi An area four main street Tran Phu, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Le Loi and Bach Dang main items sold textiles and handicrafts. During the day, Hoi An ancient houses with rows of tubes across the street from it to other cities, the moss-green tile roof and wood columns you still on the ball as three hundred years is just yesterday. This was where the Cham, the Kinh, cross-cultural definition is unique results.

Five centuries ago, the Republic of Vietnam towards the south to expand territory has left a cultural imprint very special to this small area, so that three hundred years later, the ships and merchant ships West to perform a cross-cultural local area Monday through diffusion and intentions to annexation.

Since 1998, Hoi An was back the next time 300 years ago by hanging lanterns front porch and do not use any electrical equipment usually does. Luckily, I arrived in Hoi An on the occasion of Buddha’s birthday celebration and that’s exactly the feeling dizzy when standing in the middle of the street filled with flower colors. On Thu Bon River, thousands of paper lanterns flickering glow mix with children of each town. These old houses with carved wooden columns sophisticated splendid lantern light.

Tourists like the men say, I thought what a festival is planning a 17th century city. Grocery stores, luxury fashion is to operate normally, visitors flocked to-measure, select fabric. Homes wander wide tubular front is the reception guests. The room leads to the brick courtyard full and widespread than ever, but if you look at the narrow front, not too many people think that the post-house to such a large block (a familiar architecture of China) .

Many times, I pretended to purchase, but eye gaze on leaves, inside the building, silently imagine chips century ago, how people live. But very easy to imagine, because everything is still intact, from the door pull, up to the couch, horizontal board pictures, sentences, and the mahogany walls …

Perhaps space and ancient architecture where identical Hoian people. They are affected by living space, or the people they decided to living space? I do not know. Song is like the old houses where the City Assembly, the Hoi An elegant, passionate, elegant and stylish but not especially if they first met, I felt as familiar long time close.

Although most of the old town where families are trading stores, normal everyday contact such as from their fathers a few centuries ago, but I really wonder about how to behave sincere, honest and full of their culture, culture is not perceived from the literature that absorbed from the traditional.

To any single shop in Hoi An, you can lay the test, asking price, bargain freely and after about half an hour without anything selected an item, you had to step out of the store, but how well get friendly smile if to say “Unfortunately too, the next time you remember back to the shop”.

You can press the midnight bell a pagoda to please purchase a packet of incense only, can someone ask for directions and walked two miles to get you where need to. You buy a painting at a small gallery, he’ll  bring home to you, and dont forget the gift for you buy that bottle of oil and wind because you have a cough, and so on … free straight away, did not even get a thank you or to leave a name, an address. Goodbye, Hoi An, an unforgettable memory of the land, a tourist destination during the day I brought back capital Hanoi.

Tet means the first morning of the New Year in Vietnamese language and Nguyen dan is the popular name for the Vietnamese New Year. Nguyen dan begins on the first day of the first lunar month and lasts for seven days. It marks the arrival of spring and is the greatest celebration time as the festival brings along a few breaks in the agricultural year. Vietnamese New Year falls between the period of harvesting of crops and the sowing of the crops.

Nguyen dan Traditions and Customs

Vietnamese are very particular about their New Year traditions and customs. They follow all the customs earnestly and rigidly. Vietnamese believe, on this day their fate and luck for the New Year is determined. Children are told not to cry or fight and people who are in mourning are avoided.

Decorations for New Year

When New Year is near, people of Vietnam start cleaning their houses and ancestral graves. Houses are decorated with Hoi Mai (yellow flowering plant) which is supposed to bring prosperity and well-being for the family.

Some people also hang a traditional painting depicting a tale of two lovers. Vietnamese consider Tet to be the time to pay off all debts and to resolve conflicts.

Homage to Kitchen God Tao

Nguyen dan, the Vietnamese New Year is the time to pay homage to the kitchen God Tao. The custom associated with the kitchen God is observed a week before the New Year. Vietnamese believed that there are three gods represented by the three legs of the cooking equipments in the kitchen.

The middle God is a woman and the other two are her husbands. In earlier times, it was customary to provide a carp to the gods on which they can travel. The carp symbolizes the second last stage of the process by which animals were transformed into dragons. Keeping the old custom alive, people buy the carp from the market and place in the bucket of water and placed on the altar of the house which was later set free.

Vietnamese New Year Food

Vietnamese New Year food includes a special rice pudding called banh Chung or banh Tet prepared beforehand. The pudding contains mung beans and pork.

Other New Year delicacies include preserved sweets, chicken, fish, oranges, beef, grapefruits, coconuts and some seasonal fruits. Watermelon is considered the most auspicious fruit of the season as it’s flesh is red. It dried seeds are also used for various delicacies.

Cay Neu – The New Year Tree

A tradition of displaying a New Year Tree is performed with sanctity and devotion. The tree is called as Cay Neu.

A bamboo pole decorated with bells, flowers, good luck charms and streamers is placed in front of the house. The red color is considered lucky by the Vietnamese to scare off the evil the spirits. This is the last ritual, le khai ha performed on the seventh day of the Tet.

Nguyen dan Celebrations

People like to celebrate the first day of the New Year with their families and friends. They wear new clothes and children give traditional greetings to their elders before receiving the New Year gifts from them. People with happy experience over the last year are invited as the first person to enter the house. This act is called as Xong dat in Vietnamese.

The middle of the day observes an offering to the ancestors of the family on the altar of the household and incense is also burnt. It is performed every day throughout the festival. On the second day of the New Year, people visit their in-laws and other relatives. On the third day, they visit the family of their teachers and some distant relatives.

People also visit Buddha temples or other holy places on this day. They bring back flowers as a gift which are kept all year to bring in good health and prosperity for the family.

Fortune – telling is the most popular activity of the New Year celebrations. Experts forecasts people’s future based on Truyen Kieu (a famous poem). Some traditional dragon dances are also preformed on this day. A few rich people pay for these dancers to perform at their house. Children also enjoy the festival as they get to play all day.

The word for dragon in Vietnamese is ‘Rong’, or ‘Long’, and many places across the country are named after dragons or have dragon legends attached to them.

Perhaps the most well known is the thousand year old capital, Hanoi, which was originally called ‘Thang Long’ (Rising Dragon). As the story goes, in 1010 King Ly Thai To wanted to relocate the capital from Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province and chose a central, low lying site to the northeast in an area known as Long Do (the Dragon’s Navel). He apparently saw a cloud hovering just above what is now called West Lake (in the northern part of the city), which morphed into a dragon, rose up from the water and disappeared into the heavens. He perceived this as a good omen and decided to establish the capital where it still stands to this day.

Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province, one of the New Seven Natural Wonders of the World, is the Bay of the Descending Dragon with Bai Tu Long (Little Dragon Bowing to Its Mother) Bay to the east and Cat Ba Island, formerly known as Phu Long (Floating Dragon), to the southeast.

Many mountains in Vietnam are associated with dragons, such as Long Doi (Hill of Dragons) in northern Ha Nam province, Long Tu (Dragon’s Moustache) in Quang Ninh province and Long Truong (Mother Dragon Surrounded by Her Children) in Ha Tinh, as well as the Thanh Long (Blue Dragon) mountain in Quang Binh and the Rong (Dragon) mountain range in Thua Tien-Hue.

Dragon images appear in many forms across Vietnamese art. They feature in numerous poems and paintings, and temples, pagodas and communal houses are full of exquisite dragons carved in wood and stone.

The dragon also symbolizes water, which is essential for agriculture, the mainstay of the Vietnamese economy throughout history. It embodies the power, prosperity and spirit of the people as well as the strength of the nation and its long, proud, and noble history.

The Year of the Dragon is an auspicious time to visit Vietnam, truly a country of dragons, and experience the wonders of its traditions as well as its progression into the future.

Come to Mu Cang Chai even once visitors also felt the wealth of nature, the character of culture, the warmth of human love. Mu Cang Chai Road to remote and difficult but very interesting song, constantly changing scenery along the way, guests do not end up watching the Thai houses on the vast plains of Muong Lo with immense white flowers been to the winding roads, meandering on the steep hillside. The geological movement created to Mu Cang Chai peaks such as Pung Luang (2985m), Phu Ba (2512m), open for (2100m) … Through Khau Pha Pass (2100m high) is a white blur in the fog to land Mu Cang Chai (Yen Bai where people have called it “sea of cloud”). From here, on another pass from this pass, the mountain another mountain, visitors will experience sharp changes in elevation, the route is the terraced slopes to overwhelm the human heart.

Mu Cang Chai is the conservation of species is the social scene with the center and the periphery Manufacturing North, east of the commune to the balloon, Pung Luang, Nam Khat. In the forests untouched, over the years we survey found 22 species of reptiles, amphibians and 127 species of birds, have their own complaints to 41 species such as zebra smell, smell the red tail, smell Pigmi land, red-tailed dwarf smell, smell hung crested neck, flat gold mine smell … You are more rare species Aceros Nipalensis niec neck hung, now only found in Mu Cang Chai and Pu Mat national Park (Nghe An). Here, only 28 to 30 individuals but also the neck hung niec populations in Vietnam. The animal is very rich with 53 different species such as striped civet, porcupine short tail, small coolie, wolves, monkeys mold, boar, deer, monkey face red, chamois, bear, horse, leopard, reported the fire, leopards, monkeys gray … Especially black apes with more than 200 individuals, in Vietnam at present only in two locations identified as North Van Ban district (Lao Cai) and adjacent areas boundary between the Mu Cang Chai (Yen Bai) and Muong La (Son La).

Mu Cang Chai has 700 ha of terraced fields (of which more than 47% are concentrated in three communes: La Pan Tan, Che Cu Nha, De Su Phinh). Terraces not only for high productivity and stability, improve people’s life, contributing to limit deforestation for cultivation, but also make scenic wonders. That product convergence of cultural values ​​of ethnic traditions. In 2007, in three communal terraces were the Ministry of Culture. Sports and Tourism ranks as the monuments and landscapes at national level.

Climate Mu Cang Chai nature distinct sub-regions, the average temperature is 190C, coolin summer, cold in winter. It is known as the ”land of clouds, mountains and canyonlands.”

The system slot, streams of Mu Cang Chai quite dense, running along Highway 32 is the largest streams Kim Nam and the district’s unique flow direction southeast – northwest. Kim Nam murmuring water year round, Mu Cang Chai divided into a left bank and right bank, offers a rare poetic beauty to Mu Cang Chai mountainous. In addition, Mu Cang Chai also many small stream systems such as the Nam Hu, Nam Mu, fifty, Nam Co, the Nam Pang, Nam Khat, Nam Khot … contributing to a cool climate, fresh air. Along with the slot system, spring is a series of multi-story waterfall, known as the “Nam Mo” Falls (Mo De), De Thang (Che Cu Nha)…

Accounted for 90% of the population of the district, Mong in Mu Cang Chai has 4 groups: Mong Red (White Mong), sleepwalking (thin); Mong Spirit (Mong Hoa) Si Mongolia (Mong Red) with cultural traditions always attract excellent researchers, art, and the potential for cultural tourism development. Croup usually resident fellow at the high slopes from 800 to 1,700 m, with experience or terrace and a traditional handicrafts such as forging casting, weaving with linen, jewelry …

Mong in Mu Cang Chai is culturally rich folklore, reflecting the perception of real life in association with nature, aspiring to beauty, embodied in the good folk songs such as singing love love, marriage, child ru, production workers, … the traditions and festivals bring the separate character of the people, such as marriage, funeral … also, where is preserved a treasure story neck of the tradition, ethnic history, ethnic culture show martial spirit of his father passed from this life after life.

In the future, Mu Cang Chai tourism combined with Muong Lo cultural tourism and ecotourism Giang (Van Chan) would create a space of cultural tourism in the vast western province of Yen Bai.

From Ho Chi Minh City there are many ways to go to Dien Bien. Can fly direct from Noi Bai airport to Dien Bien. This is considered the most convenient and leisurely, but people rarely travel this approach.For me, the most interesting is the sugar free romantic conquest of northwestern clouds clear, so I chose to take the train from Hanoi to Lao Cai, Lao Cai and then catch bus to Sa Pa – Lai Chau – Dien Bien.

There is also another way, that is from Hanoi along National Highway No. 6 to Hoa Binh – Lai Chau – Dien Bien. In July West highland crops should have to choose whether to Dien Bien How can admire the panoramic terraces fertile as the eyes of travelers.

If asked what Dien Bien beauty is sure many people would answer that is the same street. Railway seems to Dien Bien journey through the beautiful land of renowned Northwest. An air port Sa Pa innocent beauty, clear; a sunken between Lai Chau Hung Vy mountains; a quiet village of Ta Phin side slopes.

Railway also take me through the Nam Na River meandering romantic. River, spring floor roof folds of black stones, gold and gray of the Thai people’s hidden behind the trees green.

All villages to the image of peace and quiet. Unfortunately, after the round of placer gold mining, the riverbed was serious changes, the river seemed intense and louder after each flood on.

Speaking to the Northwest, no one knows no one “Dien Bien shaken, shaken the earth.” According to reference information prior to Dien Bien, I began the journey to visit the cellar Do Cat, Muong Thanh bridge, monument hill A1.

And do not forget to visit the cemetery heroic martyrs in Dien Bien Phu, a lit incense commemorate those who fell, and then leisurely to Dien Bien Phu Museum, which showcases artifacts are plentiful in the resistance war, contributing to the victory of Dien Bien.

It remains historically over half a century ago that a new thought yesterday. The main national cultural values ​​that form the tourism potential for the area of Dien Bien.

If asked Dien Bien surprisingly, the answer would be the beauty of cultural minorities. The terraces stretch blue tit pull, connecting with the green of trees, the leaves run up to the horizon. The folds of the looming ethnic people, between earth and sky visibility Northwest.

The folk dances where both bearing deep culture of ethnic groups, has shown high art through every step, dance. In each dance also contains heart, emotion and reinforcement of the mountain people.

The most typical is the barbecue, also known as “Lam Nho” (“lam” is baked, “Nho” is like). Cattle and poultry to seafood … all can be grilled.

Move out of meat, spices, and using bamboo skewers or clamps placed on charcoal grill. Or take chopped meat, squeeze the puree with the eggs, then wrapped with banana leaves, leaf line, clamp the red or charcoal grill over hot ashes buried. It showed how great the steaks, the meat cooked just keep an aromatic, food not being bored.

There are countless other unique culture in this region Active: want to explore to the end it took little time. End of the journey, I suddenly want to go back here again in the spring, the season of love and festivity.

Ban Gioc belonged Falls district of Chongqing, China-Vietnam border, Cao Bang Town shrinkage 100km north-east. From Chongqing district towards the border will get the green river water Xuan Quy clear, so far a dim mist horizontal loading slopes and rumbling noises break the silence of the mountains. Fog and noise that are created by the Spring River Regulation; rivers flow from distant sources is suddenly lowered to a sudden decline, it is bangioc

About 50 meters high waterfall, about 250m wide. From high above the large volume of water poured down through the limestone steps. In the dry season the waterfall made ​​up of three layers of water. Between the operators have a large ice-covered tree tissue was cut into three rivers rushing waters slam down like throwing thousands of white silk sheets peeled each individual wire rope, water and the dust kicked up as rain halfway up the mountain along the loading the shore. In the middle of one hot summer day just to come here early step was to feel cool because steam cleaners because of the rain falls. The sunny day, the sun shines through the rain of dust lanes is the seven rainbow colors shimmering magic, into hundreds of thousands of red dragon, green dragon dance competition glider together. Monday Floor beauty. Water flows slowly hole down Quay Son river. The rainy season, three floors of the catch just a fast flowing stream.

Ban Gioc at the foot waterfall is the broad river, smooth as a mirror. That is the clear mirror reflecting the sky clouds long long, flanked by the beautiful green grass, here and there of the red velvet rope, red doa great, flying thousands of floral flavor. The branch also orchids decorate the shores more beautiful waterfall, and from long-standing high above the tree each beam of purple flowers, yellow flowers appear graceful.

Cave in the next Nguom waterfall, about 3 km is considered one of the beautiful caves of Vietnam. Quy Xuan River creates spectacular waterfall poetic buying things at the same time give the country a valuable specialty: fish incense, a fish very fragrant, aromatic odor like depression. This is because there are so many operators around the incense tree whose roots and leaves have fallen into the water.

Village BanGioc things small and pretty, with thatched roofs thatched floor, lurking after the path winding through the mountains. The jam turned the tide pull but never absorbed as the rest. Under the Pass Code Easter terraced fields look like a piece of clothing and colors, arranged in tandem each level to the sky. Terraces are characteristic of northern mountains. Investigation is to dig holes grain cultivation methods of the local population.

With mountains, rivers and other interesting caves around,  BanGioc Falls went into the visual arts with the art work and excellent photography. BanGioc Falls is not just a tourist attraction but also a major source of hydroelectric power in the future.

Lai Chau fellow peoples of the Cats, Tay, Muong, Pu Na, Xa, Hu Ni, Yao, Lao … but is the largest ethnic groups in two regions of Thailand: The Thai white the upper Da River , was much influenced by Chinese practices the black Thai Da river downstream, retained the customs and peculiarities of their race, especially as they have spread very beautiful dance.

The province has a 261.2 kilometer border Vietnam – China, a national border gate and Ma Lu Thang border open the way Vietnam – China directly exchange with the vast continent to the southwest of China. Associated with regional growth triangle Hanoi – Hai Phong – Quang Ninh by the National Highway 4D, 70, 32 and Da River waterway, has the potential to develop services – trade, import, export and tourism calendar. There is also a strategic position is very important to national defense and security and protect the sovereignty of national borders. As a large watershed protection and especially critical of the Da River, areas inhabited by people of ethnic minorities, have an important role in ensuring the sustainable development of the country that directly is the largest hydroelectric power project on the Da River and Red River deltas.Lai Chau monsoon tropics. The annual average temperature around 21 º C-23 º C is divided into two seasons, rainy and dry seasons.

Topography created by the mountains that run along the northwest – southeast, there are many peaks as peaks 3,096 m. high Pu Sa Leng Mountain and hill slopes, alternating deep and narrow valleys, there are plateaus, rivers and streams. River has many rapids, huge traffic flow so huge hydropower potential.
Waterways of the Lai Chau Da, evolved from the mountains of Yunnan, flows through the Lai Chau and Son La down. Chi up the left bank of the Nam Na River, right bank of the river Nam Nhia. The province has over 3,000 rivers and streams, large and small, often steep and the river rapids flowing from exploitation. Lai Chau, there are hot springs at Jade Bowl, The Ni, The Ni River.
Lai Chau valley’s climate is very humid and hot in summer, relatively well in the highlands, but very cold on high mountains in winter.

Lai Chau is a mountainous province is composed of mountain ranges stretching from the Northwest-Southeast region should make this more interesting caves, there are many hot mineral springs, waterfalls hidden in the woods vast potential to attract tourists to discover the wild life or adventure. Come to Lai Chau, tourists will have the opportunity to photograph the stone tablet scripts, recording traces of Lam Son insurgent army in the 15th century, where Le Loi asserted sovereignty of our country’s diamond or a mansion Deo Van Long in the ruins sexism Northwest.Lai Chau has charming natural scenery, rich tourism potential. There is also the villages of ethnic groups with many traditions remain intact as the Sin Ho. The province’s scenic streams Muong Lai, Tien Son cave …

To Lai Chau, you can visit some places like:

4D adjacent road – the road connecting the town of Lao Cai, Sapa, Lai Chau town of Dien Bien Phu. The area is the spectacular scenery of the Hoang Lien Mountains, with peaks Phan Xi Pang popular year round hidden in white clouds, the landscape along the winding Nam vicious Jesus hidden in the mountains. Territory of the commune of Binh Lu, Tam Duong to Sa Pa 50 Km. Called the ancients called the dull, common sense is the White Stone, today it is often referred to as the climb or the Binh Lu.
Including the 49 cabins (49 supply) sequence runs through two slopes, as the greater depth of supply. In Dong has many stalactites multifold, subtle colors. Features that fur is clear stream flows through, wriggled through the provision throughout the four seasons. Makes you feel interesting interwoven surprised.

How to Lai Chau town about 40km along the 4D. This is composed of many different nationalities reside, often colorful market day meeting on Sunday each week.

Sin Ho is a lot of different nationalities residing together. At a meeting of Sin Ho is fair onthe day of the week Sunday. If the occasion, visitors can admire a colorful picture of the people in fair mountain.

Come to Sin Ho visitors will interact with the charming girl and strong guy, resplendent in colorful costumes with the cultural sophistication, his face radiant, loving smile; to the holiday season, happy day, ecstasy, passionate delivery of the lyrics to say grace and yeast concentration on the kitchen fire …

One famous way is not far from Lai Chau Dien Bien Phu, where there was a war between Vietnamese troops Minh and the French, which ended in May 1954 led to Gene ve agreement divided the country into two .

In addition, Lai Chau has beautiful landscapes such as the Quang Ngai Yun and displacement The displacement on the plateau Xao Phing Mao, also a mountainous tourist center will be exploited and expand later.

Visit the Lai Chau area was explored with the Phong Tho ecstatic tone spreading in the north-western festival, is the very personal tone is full of diverse identities.

In the Past Lao Cai is the center of economic and political importance in the upper Red River. Many historians believe that Lao Cai is home to An Duong Vuong Thuc Phan. Feudal, Lao Cai province of the European Water is Great, Asian text and a sunset land, the Qui Hoa, Hung Hoa. On 12/07/1907 Lao Cai province was established composed of two European Fisheries Wei, Bao Thang, agents Muong Khuong, Bat Xat, Phong Tho, Bac Ha and Sapa zone. In 1955 moved to Phong Tho Thai Meo Autonomous Region of the Lai Chau provincial. On 1/1/1976, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Nghia Lo is merged into the Hoang Lien Son province. On 1/10/1991, Lao Cai province was re-established. Currently the province has an area 8.004km2 population of nearly 60 thousand people residing in the town of Lao Cai 2 and Orange Street and 9th districts of Bao Yen and Bao Thang, Bac Ha, Si Ma Cai, Muong Khuong, Bat Xat, Sa Pa, Than Uyen, Van Ban. Lao Cai has 180 communes, wards and townships. Including 26 border communes.

Lao Cao terrain plentiful including various types, valley topography, low mountainous terrain, mountainous terrain and high peaks such as peak Fansipan – the country’s high roof 3.143m … Lao Cai has 107 rivers and streams running through the province, with three main rivers systems Rose, (run length of 120 km through the territory of Lao Cai), River Flow (in length running through the province is 124 km) River Nam Mu (in length running through the province is 122km). Lao Cai’s climate is tropical monsoon climate characterized mountainous, dry winters, low rainfall, hot and rainy seasons ne. Lao Cai has many different sub-regions. A typical feature of Lao Cai is the biological biodiversity. The province has more than 2000 species of plants, 442 types of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. These include 60 species of animals only found in Lao Cai, 9 kinds of plants found only in Sa Pa. Lao Cai is a special treasure of rare germplasm (up to nearly 50% of plants is especially rare in our country).

Is a province of Lao Cai border gate northwest of the country has 203km border with China, is an important strategic position in terms of economic – political – Security – Defense. Lao Cai is located in a position to “bridge” linking Yunnan Province and Southwest China’s vast northern plain, Lao Cai has good conditions for transportation, including waterways, roads and the railway. On the territory of Lao Cai Highway 3, 6 provincial roads, motorways were about to 163 communes, wards and townships. Lao Cai Railway on transnational routes connecting Kunming-Yunnan (China) with Hanoi and Hai Phong port.

Lao Cai has 27 ethnic groups live. Ethnic business has 194,666 people, 122,825 people are ethnic Hmong, Tay ethnic group has 82,516 people, 72,543 people have ethnic Dao, Thai people have 51,061 people, 24,360 people have ethnic Giay, Nung ethnic groups have 23,156 people, people 6763 leaves the race line, with 3099 Ha Nhi ethnic people, ethnic Lao have 2134 people, 1691 people have the resistance, people who LAHA have 1572, 1263 Muong ethnic people, ethnic Bo Y have 1,148 people, United has 770 ethnic people, ethnic La Chi has 446 people and 11 ethnic groups with a population of less than 70 people as the San Chay ethnic, San Diu, Kho Me, Lo Lo, Ka lines, Pa Co, Ede , Trieng, Gia Rai, Cham Ka Tu. Lao Cai is the number of people accounted for 50% of people nationwide to feature in the culture of ethnic Lao Cai is a multi-ethnic culture, the rich. In the lowlands, the Tay, Thai, Giay, Nung, clearing the river valleys, along streams, creative and cultural traditions of rice. Active: In between, the appellant, La Ha, Phu La …. creating cultural cultivation with indigenous knowledge in accordance with forestry economy. In the highland Hmong, Ha Nhi, Dao clearing the terraced slopes of the majestic northern sky. Diversity and cultural richness of culture expressed in both tangible and intangible.

As for type outfit with 34 colors, different materials. New Lao Cai preliminary survey, nearly 100 dances, fully 10 to 11 spend their different musical instruments. In particular, the treasure in the Lao Cai festivals are excellent. Abundant type of festival. Opportunities for the season, in association with the sun god cult, the god of water, traditional food and protection. There are significant educational associations historical tradition against foreign aggression, promote the cultural identity of the ancient Vietnamese. The size of the festival as diverse, with associations of community size villages and hamlets; have scaled the Assembly (Assembly Pha Long Gau Tao in Muong Khuong, Roong Portland Assembly of Ta Van Giay in Sa Pa .. .) but full-scale provincial associations such as the spring Bay Temple in Bao Hoang Ha … festive period also spans the four seasons Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. In particular, unlike the delta provinces, summer in the upland villages of Lao Cai is also the season of festivals. This feature is very favorable for the development of cultural tourism.

The ethnic Lao Cai has created, stored hundreds of cultural and historic monuments. Most prominent are the ruins of the ancient carved stone, with carvings of maps, letters, figures dating back thousands of years to today Muong Hoa Valley (Sapa). Seven church relics Huang is a general public to protect the border post-Le is worshiped as “God defend the country”. Thuong Temple Monument – National Church of abstinence Tran Hung Dao was built during the reign name Le Trung Hung Chinh Hoa (1680-1705). City Monument victory that … Lao Cai has a special system of virtual caves became the beautiful landscapes, attracting tourists to visit like the Thuy Tien (Bat Xat), the Ta Distribution (Orange Line), Tien-hang Central City (North Vietnam), the Xuan Quang (Bao Thang) … Lao Cai Nature also creates beautiful landscapes such as the Ham Rong – a “sub-Shilin” in Sa Pa are ancient rocky year with hundreds of thousands of stones multifold. Or Fansipan majestic peaks – Roof of the country is living museum of flora and fauna endemic …

Lao Cai currently trying to develop with the advantage of landscape ecology as well as high. Increasingly becoming a key tourist areas in Vietnam.