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Mau Son tourism site goes green in fresh campaigns

Mau Son tourism site in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son has been cleaned up thanks to efforts to raise public awareness to protect the environment at the tourist attraction.
Mau Son tourism site goes green in fresh campaigns ảnh 1Mau Son is a popular tourist destination in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son (Photo: vietnamtourism.gov.vn)

Lang Son (VNA) – Mau Son tourism site in the northern mountainousprovince of Lang Son has been cleaned up thanks to efforts to raise publicawareness to protect the environment at the tourist attraction.

Various popularisation programmes have been run such as “Green Sunday” and “MauSon youth join hands to conserve the environment”. Volunteers and locals have collectedrubbish around the site at weekends and on holidays when tourists flock to thesite.

According to the Mau Son tourism site management board, from the outset of theyear, Mau Son welcomed some 75,000 visitors who left a lot of trash and waste duringtheir trips.

The board said that it will promote popularisation work to ensure a cleanenvironment at this tourist attraction.

Located 30 kilometres northeast of Lang Son city, Mau Son is home to the Tay,Dao, and Nung ethnic minorities. The mountain boasts beautiful landscapes,clean air, and cool weather year-round.

Tourists often flock here to enjoy its beautiful streams and waterfalls as wellas to occasionally experience snow in winter.

The area is well-known for peaches, Tuyet Son tea, wine and rare cockerels withsix claws.-VNA
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