Thanh Chuong tea island in the early sun. Lenh floats on a boat that turns water around the tea islands, breathing in the romantic atmosphere of the tea that wafts in the wind, as if to soothe all the chaos and sorrow in the crowded city, smoke and dust. Every space that opens before the eyes of visitors is a poetic and peaceful scene. Stop by the small huts on the top of the hill, visitors can enjoy a crispy piece of Cu Don candy, sip sweet green tea on the tip of the tongue, listen to tales, tunes, and revel in the love of country. . Coming to the tea island in summer, visitors feel lost in the dreamlike purple color of the simcum flower clusters reflecting on the blue lake surface. The faithful flower color, as a message, holds the footsteps of visitors near and far. In addition to admiring the charming scenery, visitors can stop at a restaurant floating on the water or enter the house to enjoy famous specialties such as Nhut Thanh Chuong, Mat fish from Giang river, bamboo shoots. Chua market, La Mac potatoes, hill chicken cooked … It can be said that Thanh Chuong tea island is an ideal destination for tourists to relax, recharge together to experience, admire the beauty of the countryside of Nghe, filled with love …

One of the four doors entered the Bell Cave. Photo: Xuan Tien / VNA To reach Hat Chuong cave, visitors can take a car and motorbike on 3 routes: From Dien Bien Phu city, follow Highway 12, through Muong Lay town, back up Highway 6A about 26km to the commune. Pa Ham. From Dien Bien Phu city, down Highway 279 about 80km through Tuan Giao town, back up Highway 6A about 54km to Pa Ham commune. From Dien Bien Phu city, follow Highway 12, pass Muong Cha town 24km, turn right along the inter-commune road to Hua Ngai commune, continue 24km to Highway 6A, turn left 17km to Pa Ham commune. When arriving in Pa Ham commune, tourists will take a canoe upstream of Nam Du river about 5km to reach Huoi Cang village, then walk about 300m to reach the cave. After enjoying the romantic and majestic scenery when going up the Nam Phap river by motorboat, visitors will “lose their eyes” on the immense regenerating forest, the natural scenery around the cave before exploring and experiencing. different levels of emotions when deep in the cave. Stalactites on the arch of the first compartment of Hat Chuong cave. Photo: Xuan Tien / VNA Hat Chuong cave has a main door (1.5m high, 5m wide) facing the Southeast, three auxiliary doors facing the Northeast, the total length of the cave is nearly 260m, divided into three compartments with many small niches. . The first compartment has a length of nearly 100m, divided into two large niches, the largest one is nearly 10m in size, and the ceiling dome is about 8m high. Inside are consecutive yellow, gray, and brown rocks. On the ceiling there are a number of stalactites shaped like chandeliers, curtains with many eye-catching colors. The cave wall has many drooping stalactites or soft curves like velvet curtains, successive large and small waterfalls. On the floor of the cave are large mounds of rocks bearing the image of elephants, stone pillars, stalagmites … Especially, when looking out in the first compartment, visitors witness natural light coming in from a the side door, creating a fanciful shimmering space, stimulating visitors’ imagination to explore. The uniqueness of stalactites on the ceiling of the cave arch is in the second compartment of Hat Chuong cave. Photo: Xuan Tien / VNA The second compartment has a length of more than 80 meters, including a main compartment and a small niche. The ceiling is spiral-shaped stalactites, stone bells, rice bundles, waterfalls, umbrellas, and statues with a variety of colors. The cave wall is the rock formations with pure white or golden yellow color, 3-5m long, falling together like silk ribbons. The floor of the cave is different stones, large and small rocks bearing the shape of a young woman holding a baby, a sleeping fairy, or giant raspberries … From this second compartment position, light from the two auxiliary doors. Northeast and Southeast sneeze into making space become fuzzy. In the second compartment there is a space as wide as a large hall that can accommodate thousands of people. The third compartment is nearly 70 meters long, 5 to 10 meters wide, and 2 meters high. The ceiling of the cave is arched with a myriad of yellow, brown, gray and white rocks and a number of small drooping stalactites. Cave walls are yellow, gray, black stone blocks linked together in seamless smooth blocks, bringing a distinct beauty different from the previous compartments. The base of the cave is not dry, relatively flat, mainly rocky and some small round pebbles. The road moves deep in the third compartment of the Sung Chuong cave. Photo: Xuan Tien / VNA According to Mr. Nguyen Anh Dao, Director of Dien Bien Relic Management Board (Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dien Bien Province), is located in the limestone mountain range along with the geological formation that created the Sung cave. Bell has different types of ecosystems, such as: Limestone mountain ecosystem, cave ecosystem. Currently, the cave still retains its pristine beauty with the endowment of nature, biodiversity, convergence of historical, cultural, scientific, and scientific values. in terms of tourism, aesthetics. In particular, Hat Chuong cave is located on a route linking tourism development, connecting with the system of other relic sites, with potential ecotourism and tourism on the poetic and majestic Nam Cap river. Traditional cultural documents of ethnic communities located on National Highway 6A also preserve intangible cultural values ​​bearing bold ethnic culture in the Northwest. Based on these conditions, Hat Chuong cave is a very attractive and potential tourist destination. Mr. Dia Van Nom, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Pa Ham commune, said that Pa Ham is a remote commune. The whole commune has seven villages with a total of more than 630 households, more than 3,100 people from four ethnic communities (Thai, Mong, Kinh and Muong). The commune is mainly hilly and mountainous, with small economic scale, unfavorable natural conditions, the main source of income of the people here is mainly from wet rice cultivation combined with shifting cultivation, cattle and livestock husbandry. hold. The discovery of Hat Chuong cave has a very important meaning to the area, because Hat Chuong cave will be a highlight in the route to visit the scenic caves of Hat Chuong cave, Huoi Cang caves, Huoi Dap ( ranking of National scenic spots in 2019); thereby contributing significantly to economic development, becoming an important resource to promote economic and social growth, contributing to enriching forms of tourism, improving people’s knowledge, culture and society. local. Tourists will take a canoe up the Nam Phap River to reach the Sung Chuong cave. Photo: Xuan Tien / VNA Hat Chuong cave has been ranked as a provincial scenic relic according to Decision No. 1444 / QD-UBND, dated December 23, 2020 of Dien Bien Provincial People’s Committee. In order to have a legal basis to protect and promote the potentials and benefits of exploitation for tourism activities of Hat Chuong cave, in the near future, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dien Bien province will be localized. Protected Areas I, II aim to clearly define the boundaries, scope and scale of the relic as a basis and legal basis for the protection of constituent elements, geomorphology, natural landscape, ecological environment. around. At the same time, the Department will guide the locality to develop plans and projects related to the conservation, embellishment, and planting of landmarks to protect the relic and issue land use right certificates for the relics; train a team of instructors at relic sites. Hung Chuong cave scenic spot with the presence of pristine stalactite system of various shapes, creating a beautiful work of art of nature; is a place that satisfies the passion of discovery, experience and research of tourists from all over the world. To preserve and promote the value of Hat Chuong cave, the local authorities and the tourism industry of Dien Bien province need to promote conservation activities, at the same time combine the exploitation of physical and intangible cultural values. local organizations practically, in order to serve socio-economic development and improve people’s lives.