The UNESCO-recognised Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang. (Photo: VNA) Cao Bang (VNA) – A new experiencing route in the UNESCO-recognised Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geoparkin the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang is introduced tovisitors this month.
The route, the fourth of its kind, runs from Cao Bang city via Thach An districtto Quang Hoa district where archaeologists have found traces of river, lake andswamp environment with diverse flora and fauna that dated back 28-38 million years ago.
Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports andTourism Truong The Vinh said the new route integrates heritage sites,connecting Cao Bang city to other tourism routes both in and outside the province.
The route helps to effectively exploit nationalhighway No. 4A, which links Cao Bang with Quang Ninh province and HaiPhong city, as well as the special national monument of the 1950 border victory.
The latest route is associated with the legend of theNo. 4 road, and the heroism of the Vietnamese army and people in the victory of border campaign in 1950.
It also includes a cluster of relics of the bordervictory - an evidence for the genius leaderships of President Ho Chi Minh andGeneral Vo Nguyen Giap in the resistance war against the French colonialism.
The geopark offers insights into the history of the planetacross more than 500 million years through protected sites. Fossils, marinesediment, volcanic and plutonic rocks and minerals are witness to theremarkable evolution and changes of the planet, and they constitute anexceptional geological heritage.
It is also a land of tangible and intangible cultural heritage sites andspecial historical monuments. The area is also well-known for its highbiological diversity with abundant endemic plant and animal species andecosystems./.
