Danhe Bang Cau, also known as ‘Ice Valley’ (Ice Valley) belongs to Dan Ha National Geopark, about 50km from Truong Dich City in Gansu Province (China). This place is famous for rocks of various shapes standing in the midst of heaven and earth.
Stone camels.
History begin
Located in the middle of Ha Tay corridor, on the famous ancient silk road, the south bordering Thanh Hai province, the north bordering Noi Mong, Dan Ha geopark has two areas, that is That Thai Rainbow) and Ice Fishing. If the yellow, red, and light brown rocky mountains of That Thai are very famous, Bang Cau is less known because it was discovered in 2014 and has not received much media coverage. Most people who come to Truong Dich only visit Rainbow Mountain, but forget another “princess” of the desert.
Dan Ha Bang Cau is about 300km2 wide and lies at an altitude of 1,500m to 2,550m above sea level. About 100 million years ago, when alluvial rivers dried up, the sediment here oxidized to rust. After about 30 million years, geological change continued to create a layer of sandstone and other minerals. In addition, the collision of continents and wind, floods contributed to the mountains like today.
If That Thai is a color vision party, Bang Cau is a surprise when visitors witness the mother of nature sculpting the mountains into various amazing shapes like camels. Tower, palace … Standing on the highest viewing point of Bang Cau, you will see the Ky Lien mountain range in the distance. In winter, when the mountains are covered with white snow, the red-orange rocks in Bang Cau become even more vibrant, creating a very impressive scene.
Bang Cau Dan Ha is a complex of unique natural stone sculptures.
Unique natural stone sculpture complex
Bang Cau Dan Ha is a complex of unique and lively natural stone sculptures. There are hundreds of different animal-shaped rocks, of which the most famous are the camel-shaped rocks and the rock called “The Ghost of Lourve Castle”.
To protect the extremely fragile geological and biological layers here, the Chinese government has built a separate passageway for each viewing spot. Tourists are only allowed to move within that area by means of the center, not to move freely and not step outside to preserve the landscape and ecosystem. The environment here is also extremely well preserved when there is no litter, bottle cover on every street. To each main attraction, the bus will stop outside, and visitors walk around until they want to go to the next destination, then return to their old place, waiting for the next bus.
Right at the first stop, visitors can admire the camel-shaped rocks in many poses and are very romanticly named “Golden Camel’s Love”. ), “Greeting Camel” (Greeting camel). These stone camels are reminiscent of camels carrying heavy goods on their backs across the arid desert to distant lands as far as Central Asia, Persia, and Europe along the Silk Road. Leaving the lovely stone camels, visitors are surprised by the stone pillars with strange shapes and names such as Yin Yang column, Tran Vu god, Vong Phu stone … Each stone is named In Bang Cau, there is a story, the accompanying tale makes visitors love to read and imagine.
At the last main viewing spot is the rock called “The Ghost at Lourve Castle”. In fact, this rock is 150 meters wide and 50 meters high, 20 meters taller than Lourve in real life. This “Lourve Castle” is like a veranda wall that challenges time, protecting this land from ancient times to the present day. From here continue to go down is rock mixed together with rocks like a giant mushroom garden. In the midst of the immense space, surrounded by the valley, are majestic mountains coinciding with the horizon.
If you have the opportunity to go to Truong Dich, you definitely have to go to Bang Cau, a wonderful complex of 40km long rocky mountains waiting for you to explore.
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