ha giang travel

At the foot of Lung Cu National Flag Tower, the country’s north pole in Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district, there is a miraculous village, which is often depicted in legends. Its name is Lo Lo Chai.

Located in Ho Thau Commune of Hoang Su Phi District in Ha Giang Province, the scenic Chieu Lau Thi peak is part of the Tay Con Linh mountain range which is renowned for being the second highest in Ha Giang, standing at a height of 2,402 metres.

With just VND500,000, Sung Mi Phin went from Ha Giang to Sa Pa in Lao Cai to study English and learn how to make money from tourism.

Located to the far north of Vietnam, Ha Giang province is well-known for its diverse natural beauties such as Dong Van Plateau, Ma Pi Leng pass, rice terraces and endless tam giac mach (buckwheat) flower fields.

Ha Giang Province is a wild and charming land, and much of the northern mountainous province is incredibly beautiful, including Xa Phin Village, Phuong Tien Commune, Vi Xuyen District.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is renowned for the majestic beauty of its local landscape, in particular its rugged passes and slopes which, although are quite perilous, serve to create breathtaking views for guests.

Different from banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) of the ethnic majority Kinh, the Dao Do (red Dao) ethnic group in Ha Giang has their own cake known as banh chung gu (which translates as hunchback).

Lung Cu Commune in Dong Van District, Ha Giang, is a unique venue travelers should not miss on a trip to the mountainous province in northern Vietnam.

Ha Giang impresses visitors not only with the majestic scenery of the mountains and terraced fields but also with the unique features of its rural markets.

Situated in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, visitors to Hoang Su Phi district are sure to be overwhelmed by the area’s yellow terraced fields which appear to be straight out of a fairytale.

When director Do Thanh Hai was making preparations for the filming of ‘Chuyen Cua Pao’ (Pao’s Story) in 2016, he stopped by Lung Cam Hamlet, Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province. 

Not only known for buckwheat flower or yellow canola flower, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is blessed with the beauty of peach blossoms whenever February comes around.

For the locals in the northern mountainous of Cao Bang and Ha Giang, the buckwheat seeds also serve as an additional food supplement between two seasons and its weeds and leaves could be used as medicine.

Khau Vai Love Market is a unique cultural practice of locals in Khau Vai commune in Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province.

The powerful natural allure of Hanh Phuc (happiness) road in Ha Giang has entranced visiting foreign tourists.

Tay Con Linh is a mountain range in the west of Ha Giang, spread over the districts of Hoang Su Phi and Vi Xuyen, the “domain” of Shan Tuyet Tay Con Linh tea, one of the most valuable local tea types and a treasure trove of healing properties.