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Plateau of imposing limestone mountains in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam 5th July 2008
Ranges
of limestone mountains and hills move up and down along winding roads on
Dong Van Plateau in northern Ha Giang Province, making this tableland a
destination of original stone landscapes that capture the eyes of all
nature lovers once they travel to the province.
Every year, a lot of local and foreign tourists travel by motorcycle and
car through more than 460 kilometers of passes and curving roads from
Hanoi to the plateau to see with their own eyes the imposing natural
wonders at more than 1,000 meters above the sea level.
The Quang Ba Haven Gate leads visitors to this plateau of magnificent
wonders. There, winds, sunlight and fog have carved limestone mountains
and hills into magnificent natural works and whatever shapes that
visitors can imagine.
It is hard to describe the beauty and magnificence of the open world.
Many visitors call it a painting featuring shy ethnic lasses nestled in
their traditional costumes in the morning when it is shrouded by clouds
of thick mist and then burly mountainous men with strong muscles when
they are shined under the sunlight.
The painting looks more beautiful on clear days in summer and spring
when ethnic people, especially women in their colorful costumes, climb
on the mountains to do the farming. Wild flowers blossoming from stone
cracks also add liveliness to the painting.
No one knows exactly when the limestone mountains and hills came into
existence. Geologists say they must be hundreds of millions of years as
they provide links and clues to the development of the earth's crust and
keep geological heritage values.
There are caves and grottos under the limestone mountains, where
geologists have discover astonishing landscapes and biodiversity. These
factors are the reasons behind a plan to establish a geological park
from 2007 till 2012 to restore natural heritages of the plateau covering
Quang Ba, Yen Minh, Meo Vac and Dong Van districts in the province.
Dr. Vu Cao Minh of the Vietnam Institute of Geology says that the
geological diversity and the restoration of stone sediments on the Dong
Van Plateau will make this region a great destination for research,
geological education and sightseeing.
Of course, the Dong Van Plateau attracts visitors near and far because
it is home to not only ranges of mountains and hills but also streams,
rivers and passes including Ma Pi Leng Pass located between Dong Van and
Meo Vac in the northern province.
The 15-kilometer pass on the sides of magnificent mountain ranges runs
along a certain section of the Nho Que River that weaves its way like a
white silver ribbon through the limestone ravines.
A good time to visit the pass is from July to October, when the imposing
views of mountains and rock walls shine under the blazing sunshine. This
pass turns into a festive street in the early morning of Sundays when
lines of Dao, H'Mong and people of other ethnic groups walk from all
directions of the mountains down to the pass before heading for the
colorful Dong Van Market on that day.
Source: VNS
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