Ha Giang, 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.
Dong Van Highland is
situated 1,025 m above sea level and is inhabited by the Tay
and H'sMong 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.
Khau Vai love market,
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.....