Ban Gioc Waterfall Not only is it loved by tourists for its magnificent natural beauty with rolling mountains, attractive golden sand beaches. Vietnam is also famous for its amazingly beautiful waterfalls. From Ban Gioc waterfall, Khuoi Nhi waterfall, Dai Yem waterfall… all fascinate visitors with their own rare beauty. In the middle of hot summer, beautiful waterfalls are also ideal destinations for locals and tourists to immerse themselves in cool water, dispelling the hot summer sun. 1 – Ban Gioc Waterfall Ban Gioc Waterfall is considered as one of the priceless gifts that nature bestows on Cao Bang. It is a tall, majestic and most beautiful waterfall in Vietnam. Ban Gioc Waterfall is located on the Vietnam – China border, in Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province. River bank with beautiful poetic landscape, fresh with grass, green mountains, white clouds floating. With a height of 53 m, a width of 300 m, the waterfall has three floors including many different large and small waterfalls. Large bodies of water poured down through many limestone steps, forming a white mist of water. Even from afar, visitors can hear the rumbling sound of the waterfall reverberating over a large area. In the middle of the waterfall, there is a large stone tissue covered with trees that has split the river into streams like white silk. On a hot summer day, the air here is still cool, every morning when the sun shines through the steam forming a shimmering rainbow. Ban Gioc Waterfall with its own beauty and advantages is attracting more and more domestic and foreign tourists. 2 – Khuoi Nhi Waterfall Located on the Na Hang ecological lake bed with an area of ​​more than 8,000 hectares, Khuoi Nhi waterfall, located in Thuong Lam commune, Lam Binh district (Tuyen Quang) is an interesting and indispensable stop for tourists. Khuoi Nhi Waterfall has many floors, flowing 3 km long from the top of the mountain to the soft lake bed like a fairy hair stream in the middle of a thousand. Going up to Khuoi Nhi waterfall is still the activity of climbing waterfall, bathing in waterfall, letting fish eat their feet. With a length of about 3 km, the waterfall falls from the top of the mountain to the cliff with clear, cool water. The waterfall has many floors, the water flows strongly, foaming on the white cliffs. The tiny water droplets that fly in the wind create a cool space. A “specialty” that can’t be found anywhere on the lake bed, only at Khuoi Nhi waterfall, is the feeling of “sad and pangolin” when tourists let fish eat their feet. With its own natural beauty, Khuoi Nhi waterfall is becoming an attractive tourist destination for tourists when coming to Na Hang ecological lake. 3 – Dai Yem Waterfall Dai Yem waterfall (or Nang waterfall, Ban Vat waterfall) is located in Muong Sang commune, Moc Chau district (Son La). Having such a gentle name because viewed from afar, the waterfall looks like a ‘band of bibs’ indifferently connecting heaven and earth. To enter the waterfall, you have to walk through the clearing. Dai Yem Waterfall originates from the legend that the waterfall is the bib strip of a girl who saves a boy from the flood. The waterfall has a height of about 100 m, divided into two branches, one side has nine floors, one side has five floors, the two waterfalls are located about 200 meters apart. The waterfall is not strong and has little water, like the name suggests, the waterfall is soft and sparkling in the sun. 4 – Khe Kem Waterfall Khe Kem Waterfall is located in Luc Da Commune, Con Cuong District (Nghe An), Khe Kem Waterfall is an amazing gift from Mother Nature to Pu Mat National Park. Khe Kem Waterfall falls from a height of 500m, the slope is about 80°, the water pours down from the top through three steps, splashing white foam. The road to the waterfall is winding, winding and bumpy, visitors can admire a beautiful scenery with their own eyes. Looking up from the foot of the waterfall, you will have the feeling that the stream flows endlessly in white foam. Above and on both sides of the waterfall is a whole vegetation with hundreds of flowers blooming all year round. Each season has a flower, giving visitors the feeling of being lost in a vast flower garden. At the foot of the waterfall is a long stream of water, with flat stone slabs like large tables as a resting place for visitors.

Illustration Shan Tuyet Na Hang tea is a long-standing and famous product of Na Hang district, Tuyen Quang province. Tea trees grow naturally or are widely grown by farmers in places with an average altitude of 800-1,000 m above sea level, with a cool climate all year round, with an average annual humidity of 85%. Products when processed are black, greenish, grayish silver; When brewed, the tea has a bright green color, a mild acrid taste, and a clear sweet aftertaste when drinking. Na Hang is characterized by a mountainous district of Tuyen Quang province, the terrain is strongly dissected with many craggy high mountains and many valleys. Shan Tuyet tea growing communes are located at high altitude, in which, Hong Thai commune has the highest point above 1,200 m, so the content of tannin and soluble substances in Shan Tuyet Na Hang tea is high. Due to its high altitude, Na Hang district has a cool climate all year round, with an average annual humidity of 85%, a large temperature range of day and night (from 10-15 degrees Celsius). This difference is one of the favorable conditions for Shan Tuyet tea plants to metabolize and accumulate nutrients to create their own flavor. The characteristics of Shan Tuyet Na Hang tea are not only due to the impact of topographical altitude and climate, but also due to the specific soil characteristics and production methods in the locality. Specifically, Shan Tuyet tea varieties put into cultivation in the geographical area are tea plants selected by competent authorities from the top varieties. Soil grown in Na Hang district has lower content of macronutrients and intermediates than soil in Yen Son district, the same province of Tuyen Quang. The content of macronutrients and intermediates in tea soil is low partly because the climate is cool all year round, so the weathering process of the soil is slowed down and partly because people only use organic fertilizers, not chemical fertilizers. The low nutrient and medium content in the soil, the plants absorb less and this is one of the reasons for not increasing the ash content in Shan Tuyet Na Hang tea (the lower the ash, the better the tea). The geographical area for Shan Tuyet tea includes the communes: Sinh Long, Thuong Giap, Thuong Nong, Hong Thai, Khau Tinh, Son Phu in Na Hang district.

Tea trees grow naturally or are widely grown by farmers in places with an average altitude of 800-1,000 m above sea level, with a cool climate all year round, with an average annual humidity of 85%. Products when processed are black, greenish, grayish silver; When brewed, the tea has a bright green color, a mild acrid taste, and a clear sweet aftertaste when drinking. Na Hang is characterized by a mountainous district of Tuyen Quang province, the terrain is strongly dissected with many craggy high mountains and many valleys. Shan Tuyet tea growing communes are located at high altitude, in which, Hong Thai commune has the highest point above 1,200 m, so the content of tannin and soluble substances in Shan Tuyet Na Hang tea is high. Due to its high altitude, Na Hang district has a cool climate all year round, with an average annual humidity of 85%, a large temperature range of day and night (from 10-15 degrees Celsius). This difference is one of the favorable conditions for Shan Tuyet tea plants to metabolize and accumulate nutrients to create their own flavor. People in Khau Trang village, Hong Thai commune (Na Hang) harvest Shan Tuyet tea. Photo: Tuyen Quang Provincial Investment Promotion Center tỉnh The characteristics of Shan Tuyet Na Hang tea are not only due to the impact of topographical altitude and climate, but also due to the specific soil characteristics and production methods in the locality. Specifically, Shan Tuyet tea varieties put into cultivation in the geographical area are tea plants selected by competent authorities from the top varieties. Soil grown in Na Hang district has lower content of macronutrients and intermediates than soil in Yen Son district, the same province of Tuyen Quang. The content of macronutrients and intermediates in tea soil is low partly because the climate is cool all year round, so the weathering process of the soil is slowed down and partly because people only use organic fertilizers, not chemical fertilizers. The low nutrient and medium content in the soil, the plants absorb less and this is one of the reasons for not increasing the ash content in Shan Tuyet Na Hang tea (the lower the ash, the better the tea). The geographical area for Shan Tuyet tea includes the communes: Sinh Long, Thuong Giap, Thuong Nong, Hong Thai, Khau Tinh, Son Phu in Na Hang district. A geographical indication is a sign that refers to a product originating in a particular region, locality, territory or country. It can be words, names, signs, symbols, images used to indicate that the product originates in a country, territory or locality that is characterized by quality, reputation. , the reputation or other characteristics of this good are due primarily to its geographical origin. Through a geographical indication, it is possible to identify a particular geographical area associated with the quality, reputation and unique characteristics of the product that are available only in that place. Geographical indication protection brings many benefits, from economic development, promoting products of a region to protecting the interests of consumers.

To have a delicious thorn cake, people choose yellow flower sticky rice, soak it overnight and then grind it into flour. Thorn leaves after drying will be stripped of tendons, boiled, pureed and mixed with flour and molasses to make cake crust. Part of the cake includes green beans, pumpkin seeds, fresh coconut, lotus seeds and lard are cleverly wrapped in the crust, the outer layer is dried banana leaves. When enjoying, the flavor of the thorn leaves blends with the aroma of the cake to create a unique flavor that makes visitors remember forever. Ant eggs cake. Ant eggs cake To Tuyen Quang, visitors must definitely try the ant egg cake – a specialty of the Tay ethnic group. The cake is made from young ant eggs, minced meat, onions, cumin, and crushed peanuts. The crust is made of ground rice powder made from upland sticky rice and is covered with young fig leaves. After steaming in the water from 45 to 50 minutes, the cake is ripe for visitors to enjoy. Ham Yen Sanhed Orange Ham Yen Sanhed Orange is grown mainly in the foothills – where there is natural water source and high mineral content in the soil, giving great nutritional value and vitamins. Ham Yen Sanhed Orange has a cool sweet taste and eye-catching form, so many tourists choose to buy it as a gift for their relatives. Tea Tuyen Quang has a large tea plantation area and production due to its favorable climatic and soil conditions. Each land here gives a different flavor of tea, creating its own brand name such as Phu Lam green tea (Phu Lam commune, Yen Son district), shan tea (Hong Thai commune, Na Hang district. Pa Then tea (Linh Phu commune, Chiem Hoa district) … Na Hang corn wine Na Hang corn wine is processed by a unique formula from the main ingredients of corn and yeast from more than 20 rare herbs and distilled according to the traditional recipe. In addition, Na Hang wine is also used for healing wounds and bone and joint diseases … Fish field fish Fish field fish is made from carp farmed. To process this dish, people have a rather unique way of brewing: After the glutinous rice is turned into sticky rice, let it cool, people mix it with yeast and keep it sealed. Aromatic fermented sticky sticky rice will be mixed with fish, galangal, betel leaves, red rice leaves, salt … then put in a jar, add water and cover for several months. Fish sauce is not only used for boiled meat, boiled vegetables, raw vegetables … but also has the effect of detoxifying and effectively detoxifying.

According to the experience of ethnic minorities in Tuyen Quang, not all species of ants can take fresh eggs for processing. The kind of ants that take fresh eggs must be nursery ants or brown ants for the eggs to be fragrant and ripe. Particularly, the black ant nests have a bad smell and do not eat. Fresh ant eggs were once marketed as a health remedy. After taking ant eggs from the forest, the eggs will be brought to the sieve and cleaned, removing impurities, leaves and ants mixed in it. After this stage, the new plump egg seeds are packed, sold or processed into many unique and delicious dishes. Ms. Tran Thu Hang, 37 years old in Thuy Khue, Tay Ho (Hanoi), said that she is currently in the ant eggs season, so she actively collects fresh ant eggs from Na Hang (Tuyen Quang) people to Hanoi to sell to customers. gourmet. “These fresh batches of ants were shipped directly to Hanoi. Every day we only get a limited amount, about 15-20 kg of ant eggs. Because the quantity is too small, we have to immediately pay the bill to the customer who arrives there. Customers ordered a lot but did not have enough fresh ant eggs to pay ”. According to Ms. Hang, fresh ant eggs can be processed into many delicious and nutritious dishes such as ant egg rolls, fried ant eggs, ant egg cakes and especially ant egg sticky rice. “Customers who buy fresh ant eggs can be used to make sticky rice, make cakes, wrap leaves to eat like salad, cook porridge, eat with rice cakes, mix eggs or minced meat to fry, … In general, in many Ant eggs sticky rice dish and ant egg cake are the most popular. Or someone soaked in wine with ant eggs ”, Ms. Hang asserted. There are many dishes made from ant eggs Some localities like Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan, and Cao Bang people make ants egg cakes Or fried egg rolls with ants Ant eggs are packed into bags Fresh forest ant eggs are quite expensive, many people buy frozen food gradually. She added, buying fresh ant eggs, customers can freeze and use gradually over a few months. Currently, the price of a kilogram of fresh ant eggs is 220,000 VND. Meanwhile, 2-3 years ago, this price was twice as expensive, about 450.00 VND / kg. This is because this year, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the demand for fresh ant eggs has decreased significantly, and ant eggs are in good condition ”. Herbalist Vu Quoc Trung (Member of the Vietnamese Traditional Medicine Association) said that fresh ant eggs are collected from ant nests in the forest, so they are rich in protein, nutritious and help improve health. However, because they are rich in protein, they can easily cause allergies to people who eat. Not to mention, ants often live in humid places in the forest, so they can contain many parasites and bacteria that pose a high risk of poisoning when eaten. This physician recommended, people should not eat out of curiosity and curiosity. Especially those with a history of allergies to insects. In particular, ants should not be eaten when they are not cleaned carefully.