Telling Ha Giang province, people always think about Dong Van karst plateau – the northernmost land area of country. Stone was on here long time ago, stone has destiny and soul. In Dong Van, development of a person, development of a communication was concerned with stone. A birth of child, a part of intestine was put in stone. Houses were covered by stone fences. Lovers sat together and threw pan-pipe in the moonlight. To have healthy for children, their parents had to worship Stone deity that wished happily and supportively. When a person was died, he was also corved by stone. Stone was gone with people’s life, maize was raised up rock and traditional festivals, colorful fairs…were held on rocks.
Dong Van karst plateau has average elavation 1400m – 1600m. According to survey result from geoscientists, this is outside transitional zone of China’s Yunnan province and Vietnam’s Northern Midland. Lung Cu is 24 km far from the central of Dong Van town in height 1500m, it is border area of Vietnam. As Dong Van karst plateau has high geological diversity and suffers from climate changes, karst evolution process has created various “rocky gardens and forests”, this type of rocky was formed earliest and oldest on Dong Van karst plateau. The mountains were sedimentary rocky systems and to be arranged in monoclinal posture.
Ma Pi Leng pass – “the top mighty scenery” on Dong Van – Meo Vac route, far from Dong Van town 10 km. It is imposing geomorphology scenery. In addition, “rocky gardens and forests” are diversity. The illustrations include Khau Vai (Meo Vac) rocky garden which has flower-shaped, flower bud-shaped rocky pyramid and Lung Pu (Meo Vac) garden which is characterised by dragon-roll-shaped, tiger-sit-shaped rock pyramid along with lichens and orchids, making the garden extremely attractive and impressive. Van Chai rocky garden is home to the overlapping round-shape rocks which looks like a thousand black seals leaning against each other on the beach, giving the viewer a surprise. Among these, pyramid-shaped mountains following each other giving the feeling reaching the sky are the most popular, making the plateau a majestic grandeur. Caves and cavern systems in Dong Van Plateau are the product of karst evolution process and has become the tourist attractions including Dragon Cave in Sang Tung (Dong Van), Kho My cave in Tung Vai (Quan Ba), and En cavern in Van Chai (Dong Van).
Mixed with the gray of rocks are the green of the cornfields and the yellow of paddy fields. Corn planted on the rock, closely clinging to the rock to churn out its products. The mighty rocky mountains and the endless stretches of fields mixing the fresh colours of corn and other crops constitute the mysterious attractive vitality of nature and culture which brings tourists from far away todiscover this remote northern area.
Source: Dongvangeopark.com
