Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark (Photo: Shutterstock) Hanoi (VNA) – The US’s leading news website Insider has namedVietnam’s Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark among the 50 best views in the world.
Non Nuoc Cao Bang is a UNESCO GlobalGeopark with magnificent views of its waterfalls, lakes, and diverse plantspecies, the newswire describes when gathering 50 of the most breathtakingviews in the world.
Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park,Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, The Great Wall of China, and Lavender fields inthe Provence region of France are also among the list.
Located in the north of Vietnam, 300km fromHanoi, Non Nuoc Cao Bang UNESCO Global Geopark covers 3,000sq.km. It covers sixdistricts of Ha Quang, Tra Linh, Quang Yen, Trung Khanh, Ha Lang, Phuc Hoa, andpart of Hoa An, Nguyen Binh and Thach An districts. The geopark is home to nineethnic groups including Tay, Nung, Mong, Dao and San Chay.
The geopark is an exceptional territorywhich offers insights into the history of our planet across more than 500million years through protected sites. Fossils, marine sediment, volcanic andplutonic rocks and minerals are witness to the remarkable evolution and changesof our planet, and they constitute an exceptional geological heritage.
It is also a land of tangible andintangible cultural heritage sites and special historical monuments. The areais also well-known for its high biological diversity with abundant endemicplant and animal species and ecosystems./.
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