Referring to Phu Tho – Hung King ‘s ancestral land, you often think of two verses: “Whoever goes back and forth / Remember the anniversary of the 10th anniversary of the third anniversary”. And what you know about Phu Tho is that there is a Hung Temple, a place of worship for Hung Kings; Hung temple festival eagerly … However, Phu Tho is not only famous as a land of national pride to the Hung kings, but also thanks to the beauty of nature.
Palm forests, tea hills, long rice fields, rivers, streams and lakes are full year round, creating a rich beauty for this land. It is also the nature that favors Phu Tho with the beautiful scenery, attracting more and more visitors. One of the points that break into the panorama of the charming natural picture in Phu Tho is Xuan Son National Park, Thanh Son district. We invite you to admire the beautiful natural painting in Xuan Son National Park!
Palm forests … – source: giothangmuoi
… Tea hills make up the beauty of Phu Tho – source: nsonhoa
Xuan Son National Park is the end point of the majestic Hoang Lien Son range and also the gateway to the Northwestern region. It is only about 120km from Hanoi and is the only national park in Vietnam with limestone mountains with an altitude of 700-1300m. Wild beauty along with great efforts of people to preserve this place have created a fascinating natural picture.
Limestone mountains make a difference in Xuan Son National Park – source: wikipedia
The sky was shining brightly on the limestone mountains in the morning mist – source: vietnamtrekkingtours
Coming to Xuan Son, you will have to climb extremely difficult roads, which can be very tiring, but the scenery on the mountain is the motivation for you to explore all that you can in Xuan Son National Park.
In Xuan Son National Park, there is an extremely rich flora and fauna system. Here, there are species specific to the Northwest fauna such as gray langur, dog gibbon, chubby plow, white-tailed red-tailed squirrel, bear, leopard … about birds with pheasants, chickens, and land eagles. .. own antelope has the most nationwide. Xuan Son is also an indigenous seed warehouse, a huge warehouse of medicinal plants, especially bitter vegetables growing naturally with the highest density in the North. Every step you go through has its own special features and beauty. If you’re lucky, you can see the langurs and leopards. Otherwise, you will admire mischievous squirrels, colorful birds dancing on the branches. The beautiful little dragonflies, the butterflies gathered under the dry leaves are the most visible image when you come to Xuan Son National Park .
The graceful dragonfly – source: vietodonata
Beautiful butterflies gather next to the dry leaves to collect water – source: vietodonata
Xuan Son National Park has three high peaks, Elephant Mountain, Ten Mountain and Can Mountain, forming a unique triangular shape. On these mountains, there are dozens of caves and streams such as Lap stream, Thang stream and silver waterfall bustling green color of the old forest, making the landscape here both majestic and poetic. Feeling after walking, climbing, setting foot in the cool stream of waterfalls, clear streams will make you extremely excited.
Waterfall in Xuan Son National Park – source: voworld
Silver waterfall adorns the old forest – source: vuonquocgiaxuanson
The stream weaves between the old forest – source: vietodonata
The limestone caves in Xuan Son National Park come of all sizes. There are small caves that are very dark, only enough for one person to get under, but there are also large caves that hold dozens of people. Due to the natural creation process in these caves, there are many beautiful and diversified stalactites, creating many multifaceted shapes. With a good small flashlight with your guide, you can explore inside the deep caves in Xuan Son National Park.
Outstanding in the cave system in Xuan Son is Lang cave, over 6,000m long, wide, airy cave, some places up to 20m high. Coming to Xuan Son, visitors can not help but explore Lang cave. Lang cave is deeply embedded in Ten mountain, the entrance to the cave looks straight out to Muong Lang field. In Lang cave, there are many stalactites falling, over millions of years, creating thousands of shapes. The stalactites make the cave mysteriously and spiritually beautiful. The stalactites here do not turn gray like many limestone caves, but are bright white and sparkling with purple roses is very strange. Under the light of a small flashlight, these stalactites stand out even more.
Stalactites in Lang Cave – source: Internet
Stalactites create all sorts of impressive shapes – source: vuongquocgiaxuanson
Xuan Son National Park not only has the beauty of rocky mountains that is always hidden in the white mist, mysterious caves and primeval forests, where there are ripe chickens, thought to exist only in the story of the cocoon. King Hung Vuong in the early days founded the country but also has the beauty of the cultures of the ethnic groups living here. Ethnic villages such as Du village, Con village, Lap village … are nestled in the patches of green forest. Xuan Son is also the living place of the gentle Dao people, still preserving long-standing customs such as sleeping … The lives of the people in the village are still extremely unspoiled, mainly self-sufficient and self-sufficient. amnesty to travel far, dangerous. Most households still use kerosene lamps, only a few households have personal generators.
Villagers make a living by growing rice, maize, cassava and raising pigs. The way of raising pigs of the Dao here is said to be very unique, demonstrating the typical culture of the ethnic minorities living in the core zone of Xuan Son National Park . Pigs are allowed to roam freely into the forest to find trees and leaves for food and nesting so their meat is as fragrant as wild boar and contains many healthy nutrients. Coming to the village, you can also enjoy the special vegetables of Xuan Son, Phu Tho. The villagers are very gentle and enthusiastic. They are ready to cook for tourists and be an enthusiastic guide for your Xuan Son discovery journey.
Villages in Xuan Son National Park – source: hivietnam
Villagers with the work of gathering medicinal plants – source: vuonquocgiaxuanson
A special vegetable dish of Xuan Son land – source: tapchivannghedatto
Xuan Son National Park has not been affected much from the outside, so it has fresh air, clean, cool water environment and is the “green lung” of Phu Tho province. One day in Xuan Son you can enjoy all four seasons with a cool, fresh morning like spring, a warm afternoon like summer, a light afternoon like autumn, and a cold evening.
“Green lung” Xuan Son covered with haze – source: sapahagiangtour
With natural beauty and cool air, Xuan Son National Park in Phu Tho will be an ideal destination for those who love to explore, like to experience travel, explore natural beauty. Let’s go to the Xuan Son trekking program to see the beautiful painting of this place!
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