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Ha Giang Destination
Ha Giang
is in the North-East side of Sapa - Lao Cai, 300 km away from Hanoi,
located at the highest latitude in Vietnam. It is surrounded by Cao
Bang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai and Yen Bai. It shares a border with China in
the north. Many ethnic minorities, including the Dao, H'mong, Tay, and
Nung, live in Ha Giang province.
The
climate is divided in two distinct seasons (rainy and dry), although it
tends to vary depending on altitude. Ha Giang is the ideal location to
organize activities such as hiking and camping. Famous sites include
Quang Ngan Waterfall and Than Thuy - Thien Bao National Frontier Pass.
This
destination has lots of remote villages of variety of minority poeples
which are unforgetable to visit on the itinerary of North-East Vietnam.
Is
situated 1,025 m above sea level and is inhabited by the Tay and H'Mong
ethnic groups. The temperature is approximately 1oC in winter and
reaches 24oC on the hottest days. The plateau provides famous products
such as Hau plums, peaches, and persimmons without seeds. Dong Van
apples are as big as pears. In Dong Van, numerous valuable plants used
for their medicinal value are found, including ginseng, anise, and
cinnamon.
Dong Van
has a lot to offer: mountains, forests, hidden grottoes and caves,
multicolored orchid forests, plum and peach trees, persimmon orchards,
and more.
Visiting
Dong Van, one can see Pho Bang, also called Pho Bang Street, which was
built a long time ago and features multi-storey houses made of clay
bricks and tile roofs. Visiting Dong Van on Sundays, one can shop in a
very original mountain market where all kinds of goods and multicolored
clothes can be purchased.
This
happens once a year often falls in May, where the colorful people gather
for their old loves and new ones, and is the place where the tribes sell
their local products like food, vegetable, local textiles...
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