Ha Giang – the very Northern tip of Vietnam where Lung Cu flag tower proudly standing and rugged mountains rolling endlessly, is now an attractive destination for those who love discovering a wild beauty of nature. If you have a chance to visit Quan Ba village, do not ignore the stunning double mountain here which has been ranked as a national monument in 2010
This landscape is situated along Highway 4C, around 40 kilometers far from Ha Giang town, belongs to Tam Son town, Quan Ba. Local people often call it Nui Doi or Co Tien Double Mountain. The natural double mountain was formed by the movement of the Earth’s plates. With the total perimeter of almost 1,000 m and area of approximately 3.6 hectares, Double Mountain is a beautiful symbol of Dong Van Plateau
The two mountains shaped similar to a woman’s breasts surrounded by terraced fields in Quan Ba. A typical feature of terraced rice fields are they change their colors in different periods of harvesting: green for the first period then turn yellow for the harvest and finally brown for the post-harvesting period since local farmers have to plough for a new crop, as a result if you visit Double Mountain in different times of the year, you will discover different beauties of the landscape. Visit Ha Giang with Travel Indochina
There is a well-known legend about Quan Ba Double Mountain, a love story of an H’Mong young man and a beautiful fairy. The young man was very talented, he could play the flute skillfully and his fantastic flute melodies could even soar to heaven. The most beautiful fairy in the heaven after hearing his amazing music had decided to swoop down to earth, they met each other and naturally, fell in love. But sadly, the fairy was forced to return to where she belongs after having a child with that H’Mong man. She cut her breasts and left her own body part on the earth to feed her child, which are now the Nui Doi Mountain or Double Mountain. Travel to Vietnam
Double Mountain – the quintessence of nature and geological formations, a beautiful symbol of maternal love is the proud of Dong Van Plateau. Travellers to Ha Giang should not ignore the marvelous beauty of Nui Doi – the unique gift that nature has endorsed to this land
Travel lovers.
Read more:
