Pac Ngoi Village In Bac kan Province Located on the slope of mountains around Ba Be Lake, Pac Ngoi Village, which has over 40 traditional stilt houses, becomes one of the most attractive destinations in Bac Kan Province. In spite of the increase of modern architecture instead of the traditional stilt structure in many mountainous... read more »
Area: 4868.4 sq. km. Population: 294.7 thousand habitants (April 2009). Capital: Bac Kan Town. Districts: Ba Be, Ngan Son, Cho Don, Na Ri, Cho Moi, Bach Thong, Pac Nam. Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Tay, H’Mong, Dao… Located: Bắc Kạn , also called Bắc Cạn, is a province of Vietnam, which is located in the northeastern... read more »
Located among striking limestone landscapes, Ba Be is the largest natural lake in Vietnam is currently the center section of an extensive National Park. Since the park and the surrounding area is limestone region, lakes, waterfalls, caves and unusual rock formation abound. Surrounded by evergreen forests, the area is home of many ethic minority communities.... read more »
Location: In Bang Lung Townlet, Cho Don District, Bac Kan Province. Characteristics: ATK comprises of a system of underground tunnels with strong defense works able to withstand bombs and bullets. ATK is the abbreviation for “An Toan Khu”, meaning “safe zone”. This strictly protected zone was constructed during the war against the French and encompasses... read more »
Located on River Energy, a district of Ba 5 km (3 miles), Puond Cave is a large house of various species of bat, where the river flows through a limestone mountain ranges form. Active length is about 200 m (600 ft), the average height of 25 to 30 m (60 ft) with many shapes, imposing... read more »
Location: Kim Hy Natural Reserve is located in Vu Muon, Cao Son communes in Bach Thong District and Luong Thuong, An Tinh, Con Minh communes in Na Ri District, Bac Kan Province. Characteristics: With area of over 14,000 ha, the natural reserve has hundreds of rare flora and fauna species which must been managed and... read more »
Location: Streaming through a valley between Huyen Dinh and Yen Tu mountains, Mo Spring is located in Nghia Phuong Commune, Luc Nam District, Bac Giang Province. This beautiful attraction is about 90km from Hanoi and 40km from Bac Giang City. Characteristics: due to geological structure, Mo Spring has lots of huge rocks formed in different... read more »
Bo Da Pagoda Festival Time: the 28th day of the second lunar month. Place: Thuong Lan Commune, Viet Yen District, Bac Giang Province. Objects of worship: The ancestral bonze, who had merit of building the pagoda. Characteristics: Commemorating the anniversary of the ancestral bonze’s death. Canh Bau Pagoda Festival Time: 8th day of the eleventh... read more »
Location: Xuong Giang Ancient Citadel is in Xuong Giang Commune, Bac Giang City, Bac Giang Province. Characteristics: Xuong Giang is the name of the old citadel built by Ming troops in the 15th century. Basing on the current site of relics, the old citadel was built in a rectangular shape with the total area of... read more »
Location: Tho Ha Communal House is in Tho Ha Village, Viet Yen District, Bac Giang Province. Characteristics: Tho Ha, an ancient communal house built under the reign of King Le Hy Tong is surrounded by many old trees. The structure of Tho Ha Communal House brings many features of the Chinese characters. The praise-giving house... read more »
