From the foot of Ma Pi Leng Pass, visitors can see the white cliff of Ha Giang. When climbing the cliff, you can see the full panorama of majestic natural beauty here. Travelers can take in the clear blue sky, the winding Nho Que river and the marvelous mountains and hills. At an altitude of 1,700m between Pai Lung commune and Pa Vi commune of Meo Vac district, the God Cliff is on the pass on National Highway 4C, which is also known as the Road of Happiness. However, there is another small Ma Pi Leng Pass road that only motorbikes can traverse. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Tourists have to travel Hanh Phuc (Happiness) Road and take a long walk to the cliff. However, the path is not easy at all because the road is extremely narrow, bumpy and twisting. One side is a cliff, and the other side is an abyss. The famous Happiness Road, also known as Ha Giang Loop, was built in 1959 along the Dong Van Karst Plateau with a total length of 185 kilometers connecting Ha Giang City to the isolated mountainous districts of Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van, and Meo Vac. A monument was constructed on the road to commemorate martyrs who sacrificed themselves for the construction of the Happiness Road. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The 3km path to the God Cliff is tough. On this road, people often stop at the Death Cliff, a famous check-in destination for youngsters. However, visitors are advised to be careful because it is quite dangerous. A special terrain associated with dangers of Ma Pi Leng is always a dream destination for many tourists because of its spectacular scenery that inspires strength and motivation to conquer. Along the way, trekkers can easily see the high rugged rocky mountain with sharp peaks piercing the sky together with mountains of all shapes. Some of the mountains are covered with gray ash and others, the green colour of the trees. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Along the white cliffs, visitors are immersed in the wild and majestic scenery of the mountains and forests. Located in Vietnam’s northeast region with its wild and magnificent beauty, Ha Giang province has become increasingly attractive to visitors. Ranges of rugged rocky mountains, the narrow paths winding through hills up and down, and the golden rice terraced fields, all suggest mysteries not yet fully discovered. Ha Giang is an old land, home to more than 20 ethnic groups such as Mong, Tay, Dao, Nung, and Giay, who have their own traditional cultures, lifestyles and customs, plus exciting festivals for visitors and researchers. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
The path to the God Cliff is suitable even for new trekkers. Visitors to Ha Giang will find themselves immersed in an atmosphere of wild and magnificent beauty with ranges of rugged rocky mountains stretching far beyond the eye can see. The terraced rice fields appear as paintings shining with the golden colour of harvest or jutting from sparkling water in the wet season. Amid the mountainous slopes are beautiful violet buckwheat flowers. Here and there are houses-on-stilts of the local ethnic residents resting so peacefully with cooking smoke from the kitchens covering the dark green mountains in the later afternoon. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Throughout their long journey full of things to experience, visitors will be able to see the type of limestone with red and blue veins, layered into thin, even lines, crumpled into small folds of various shapes. The Dong Van Karst Plateau of Ha Giang stands at an altitude of 1,000-1,600m above sea level, covering the four districts of Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van and Meo Vac. The total area is over 2,300s.q km. According to researchers, the locality is one among the country’s special karst mountain regions, which holds historical imprints of the earth crust’s evolution over millions of years. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Emmanuel Cerise, a French tourist, and his son Marcel climb the road “through the clouds” in the distance. He was extremely impressed with the landscape. He said although he has been to other mountains in Vietnam, he has never seen such a beautiful and unspoiled place. In 2010, the Dong Van Karst Plateau in Dong Van District was officially recognised by UNESCO as a global karst geo-park. This park is the first of its kind in Vietnam and the second in Southeast Asia. In 2012, the terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi District were listed among Vietnam’s national relics, and later in 2015 it became a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Tourists pose for a photo at the God Cliff. Ha Giang embraces many historical relics and landscapes, such as the Heaven Gate, the Quan Ba double mountains in Quan Ba district. More historic landscapes include the Mong King’s Vuong Palace, the Lung Cu National Flag Tower in Dong Van District and the Ma Pi Leng Pass in Meo Vac District. There is also the Fairy Fall, the Windy Pass and the Nam Dan ancient stone ground in Xin Man district and the Quang Ngan mineral spring in Vi Xuyen district. Some come for leisure, while the region also attracts scientists interested in researching the area. Vast mountainous pine forests whistling in the wind will please both eyes and ears. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Ha Giang is a land of amazing things. Beautiful all year round, the Dong Van Karst Plateau shows off its beauty during the season of light violet buckwheat flowers from October-November, mostly in the fields in Pho La, Sung La, Lung Tao, and Ma Le. When spring comes, yellow mustard flowers are blooming on the mountain slopes, and pink peach blossoms beside the old mossy house roofs. Their unique and magic beauty fascinate visitors to the region. Meanwhile, in May and June, it is time to fill the terraced fields with water. The fields are sparkling, like a huge mirror shining with clouds and the sky reflected in it. The scenery is then extremely fanciful. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
On the road to the God Cliff, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the "green silk strip" of Nho Que River in the dim Tu San alley. At the top of Ma Pi Leng Pass, the first scene that appears in front of visitors is the gentle Nho Que River running around the mountains. The river originates from Nghiem Son Mountain (about 1,500m high) in Yunnan province, China, flowing downstream in the direction of Northwest – Southeast through Dong Van and Meo Vac districts to join the stream of Gam River in Cao Bang province. The river is like a blowing soul for the mountain scenery here to be softer, more poetic in the eyes of visitors. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
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