Imposing Ma Pi Leng Pass in northernmost mountain ranges
Ma Pi leng Pass is about 20km long and forms part of the Hanh phuc (Happiness) road, which connects Dong Van and Meo Vac districts of the northermost province of Ha Giang.
Ma Pi Leng Pass traverses one of the highest and most rocky areas in Vietnam (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)
The pass runs alongside the Nho Que River (Photo: VNA)
A small village of the H'Mong ethnic people halfway up the mountain near Ma Pi Leng Pass (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)
The highest section of Ma Pi Leng is about 2,000 metres above sea level (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)
Many tourists ride motorbikes to enjoy the beauty of Ma Pi Leng (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)
A woman with two children on her back walks on Ma Pi Leng (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)
The Hanh Phuc road snakes along towering mountains (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)
The Hanh Phuc road, built from 1959 to 1965, has helped with daily activities of local ethnics (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)
H'Mong people cultivate crops in rock hollow (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial)