Ha Giang, the northernmost province of the country, has long become an attractive tourist destination for people all over the country because of its majestic wild scenery, vast terraced fields, golden in every rice season. ripe with fields of buckwheat flowers filled with purple. All blend with the national identity of the indigenous people to create the strangely attractive beauty of the top part of the country.

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The most beautiful seasons in Ha Giang – the right time for tourists to visit.

The most ideal time to visit Ha Giang is from September to March next year because this is the time when Ha Giang is filled with golden color and the scent of ripe rice, in addition, it is also the time when many events take place. festival, making Ha Giang more brilliant than ever.

January – Lunar New Year

It is the time when Ha Giang is filled with all kinds of colors of flowers such as yellow canola flower, white plum flower, peach blossom … making the scenery here become more brilliant than ever. Especially this time of the year is when ethnic minorities have many special festivals such as:

• The Long Tong Festival of the Tay ethnic group is held in the first days of January to pray for good weather and a full life.
• Gau Tao Festival, a very important festival for the Mong ethnic people, usually takes place from the first to the full moon of January, for the purpose of praying for good luck and fortune.
• The Cap Sac Festival , also known as the Lap Tinh ceremony of the Dao people, can be considered as an adult ceremony for men, because according to the concept, if men have not undergone this Cap Sac , they are still considered children because they have not yet experienced this ceremony. there is a teacher “Cap Sac”

August – October

The time when the terraced fields are covered with the golden color of ripe rice, especially in Hoang Su Phi area.

Hoang Su Phi terraced fields

October – November

If you love the famous buckwheat flower in Ha Giang, then October and November is the time that you should visit here because that is the season of buckwheat flowers blooming and more beautiful than ever. To have the best view of flowers, Lung Cu flagpole, the foot of Ma Pi Leng pass, Quan Ba are places not to be missed.

Buckwheat flower season is in full bloom

Beautiful places in Ha Giang that you should not miss

Ha Giang kilometer 0

It is only a kilometer column, everywhere in Vietnam, but why is the milestone of km 0 Ha Giang so special? Because this is the place that marks the beginning of a very long and arduous journey, but at the end of that journey are the majestic and impressive landscapes of Ha Giang that visitors will never forget.

As the first and important gate of Dong Van, this place used to exist a large wooden gate up to 1.5m thick built in 1939, but the gate did not withstand the wear and tear of the times. harsh weather and climate in this land. Now, at this site, there is only a large hole left with a plaque with the name “Quan Ba Heaven Gate”.

Standing from the “Gate of Heaven” that opens before your eyes, you will be overwhelmed with the overwhelming scenery of the majestic and wild Dong Van Stone Park, in the distance are the twin mountains of Co Tien – The masterpiece of the Creator associated with the oral story of the people. touching time about motherhood. Further afield is the Road to Happiness, which connects the difficult traffic of this impoverished locality.

Km 0 Ha Giang – The beginning of a magical journey

Quan Ba Heaven Gate

As the first and important gate of Dong Van, this place used to exist a large wooden gate up to 1.5m thick built in 1939, but the gate did not withstand the wear and tear of the times. harsh weather and climate in this land. Now, at this site, there is only a large hole left with a plaque with the name “Quan Ba Heaven Gate”.

Standing from the “Gate of Heaven” that opens before your eyes, you will be overwhelmed with the overwhelming scenery of the majestic and wild Dong Van Stone Park, in the distance are the twin mountains of Co Tien – The masterpiece of the Creator associated with the oral story of the people. touching time about motherhood. Further afield is the Road to Happiness, which connects the difficult traffic of this impoverished locality.

Pho Cao

Pho Cao is the gathering place of 4 main ethnic groups in Ha Giang, including Mong, Dao, Pu Peo and Han people. Here visitors can see the walled houses built in a very unique architecture. The house has a rectangular structure, with a wide door in the middle and no windows, some houses have additional arches on the top, although it’s simple, it always gives a feeling of being cool in summer and warm in winter and very durable. high. If you come to Pho Cao on Saturday, you can also participate in Pho Cao market with many fun activities, eating and drinking. In addition, October and November here also have a lot of beautiful buckwheat flowers.

Nho Que River

Nho Que River has long become a legendary image often appearing in poetry and an irreplaceable symbol of Ha Giang, ranked as one of the most unique tectonic valleys in Vietnam. Starting from the mountains of Nghiem Son, Yunnan China. Nho Que River flows in the northwest – southeast direction through the wild mountains and forests into Lung Cu commune to enter our country.

Nho Que River is famous for its beautiful scenery, hidden in the white mist. Just standing on Ma Pi Leng pass looking down is able to admire the beauty of this poetic river. From above, Nho Que River looks like a soft green thread winding around the foot of the mountain, sometimes flowing violently and sometimes being peaceful…

Ma Pi Leng Pass

Famous as a legendary road, Ma Pi Leng is wild, rugged and majestic. Along with the tough, winding turns that require hard steering, this place becomes a favorite place for backpackers. Ma Pi Leng Pass consists of 9 winding bends with steep cliffs, including a happy bend that no one wants to miss.

Along the way to pass Ma Pi Leng, there will be stops for you to rest and take yourself some beautiful and unique photos, especially from the top of the pass you can easily see the beautiful Nho Que river, mellow, like a thread winding around the cliffs, a sight so majestic and overwhelming.

Special dishes should be tasted once in Ha Giang

Au Tau Porridge

Au Tau is a special type of tuber in Ha Giang, inherently poisonous, but through the skillful processing of ethnic minorities here, it has become a special dish and has many health benefits such as nourishing and curing. cold, pain…

The tubers are washed, soaked with rice water to detoxify, then stewed for 4-5 hours, then pounded and cooked with bone broth, yellow glutinous rice mixed with a little glutinous rice. After the porridge is cooked, it will be eaten with minced lean meat, salt, pepper and scallions. The porridge taste is strange, greasy mixed with a bit of bitterness of the tuber, emitting a fragrant aroma that will awaken the taste of all diners. Note if when eating, the tip of the tongue is numb, it is because the zucchini has not been cooked properly.

Ha Giang bone broth rolls

If you have the opportunity to visit Ha Giang, one of the special dishes that you should try once is egg rolls. Especially in that Ha Giang rolls are not used with fish sauce like ordinary rolls but are used with bone broth which is always kept hot by a thermos, ensuring that it always brings a warm feeling when used in hot meals. cold day. If you’ve just eaten banh cuon for the first time, it will probably feel strange, but once you get used to it, the more you eat it, the more you want to eat a second plate!

Thang Den floating cake

It is a unique dish made from sweet and fragrant Yen Minh upland sticky rice. Unlike other types of rice in the lowlands, Yen Minh sticky rice grains are larger, white, and firm.To process Thang Den floating ball, glutinous rice will be pounded, then mixed with warm water in a certain ratio to create a smooth rice flour mixture, then drained until thick and flexible, then rolled into balls. Just eaten, some places also add red beans and green beans to increase the flavor.Especially, Thang Den floating cakes will not be cooked, but when customers call the seller, they will bring the wontons to cook and then serve them with apricot sugar water cooked with spicy, sweet, and fragrant ginger, making people unable to eat. enjoy.

Buckwheat cake – The cake associated with the most beautiful flower in Ha Giang country

Buckwheat flower, surely anyone who has been to Ha Giang is no stranger to this beautiful flower, but few know the seeds of this flower can be used to make a delicious cake typical of Vietnam. Ha Giang land. Buckwheat seeds, after being dried, are ground into a fine powder, then stuffed with water to form a smooth dough, then divided into parts, flattened, then steamed and finally baked to create an aromatic flavor. Delicious, soft and irresistible.

Shan Tuyet Tea

Shan tea plants often take root and grow on old trees along the craggy mountainsides, this type of tea has big, white buds and is covered with a layer of snow-like fluff, so it’s called Shan Tuyet tea.

Shan Tuyet tea has a clear, honey-yellow color with a mild fragrance, a slightly acrid taste on the tip of the tongue, then a sweet aftertaste spreads throughout the mouth. Shan Tuyet tea, if used regularly, has the effect of clearing heat, cooling the liver, and is preferred by many people in the tea drinking world.

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