HA GIANG – The pink color of cherry blossoms adorns the landscape of the Dong Van stone plateau in the last days of winter, attracting many tourists to take photos.
When mentioning Ha Giang, many tourists immediately remember the majesty of the mountains and forests with famous landmarks such as Ma Pi Leng Pass and Tu San Alley. From winter to spring, Ha Giang also wears the romantic pink color of cherry blossom season.
From the end of December 2023, cherry blossom trees on the Dong Van rocky plateau begin to bloom.
Four years of living and traveling in Ha Giang, Nguyen Sy Duc, from Bac Ninh, has admired the scenery of cherry blossoms blooming in many villages on the Dong Van stone plateau. The photo series of cherry blossoms was taken by him from the last days of December 2023 to January 8, 2024.
The color of fresh roses in the sun, growing next to the ancient yin and yang houses is an image of the typical beauty of Ha Giang. Tourists can find this scene when they come to Then Pa village, Lung Cu commune (photo) or the Vuong family mansion (King Meo’s mansion) in Sa Phin commune, also in Dong Van district, Mr. Duc said.
Visitors can also easily see images of bright pink cherry apricot trees when driving on the roads in Dong Van town, Ma Le commune (photo), and Lung Cu commune. Most of the cherry apricot trees here grow and flower naturally.
The most attractive place in Dong Van district these days is Lung Cu Border Guard station. About 10 cherry apricot trees were in full bloom. The bright pink flowers under the sun attract many tourists to check in and take photos.
The rows of cherry apricot trees along both sides of the road to Lung Cu kindergarten have also bloomed.
The scene of carefree children running, jumping, playing under the cherry blossom trees makes “the picture of the northernmost part of the country become idyllic and close”, Mr. Duc said.
Ha Giang cherry apricot flowers have five petals, pinkish color, growing in clusters on branches. The tree loses all its leaves before it flowers, and when the flowers are almost withered, green buds appear again.
For Ha Giang cherry apricot flowers, the colder the weather, the more beautiful the flowers are, and the pink color is brighter and darker. On sunny days, under the blue, cloudless sky, the pink flowers stand out even more.
The cherry blossom season usually starts around January and is most beautiful in the second and third weeks after blooming. In addition to the above locations, visitors can go to villages in the Dong Van karst plateau such as Thai Phun Tung, Ma Le, Lung Cu, Pho Cao, Pho Bang, Pho La, Sung La to watch the flowers bloom.
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