Visitors enjoy watching the ice in Mau Son

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LANG SON – More than 8,000 visitors in three days came to Mau Son to see the snow-covered trees and houses, but many vehicles turned around because of traffic jams and it was freezing cold.

On February 20-21, the top of Mau Son mountain, Loc Binh district appeared frosty, covering about 500 m thick. On the photo is the way to the viewing hut of Mau Son tourist area on the morning of February 21, frost covered the grass, up to 5-6 cm thick.

A group of tourists stands on a viewing hut. Normally from here, guests can see the whole tourist area, but today the space is covered by fog, visibility is limited.

Mr. Hoang Lang Huy (Lang Son City) when he learned that there would be frost, came here with his family from the evening of February 19. When he arrived at the accommodation facilities were full, he stayed at the house of an acquaintance. He shared that he is from Lang Son, almost every year he goes to Mau Son to see the frost, but the beauty of nature is different every year. The first night he hardly slept, going out every 20-30 minutes to watch the formation of thin to thick ice.

Huy’s wife and 2-year-old daughter took a commemorative photo. He shared that the whole family prepared a lot of warm clothes, moved here by car, so health was guaranteed.

In the photo is Huy’s grandson walking in the middle of a forest covered with frost. Huy shared that the temperature was down to minus, there was fog and rain, so it was cold, when taking pictures every 20 minutes he had to warm his hands and dry the camera.

An abandoned hotel on the top of Mau Son, also known as the house of 7 fanciful, ghostly rooms in the ice.

A door and hallway in the area of ​​the 7-room house. The wind blew strongly, so the ice was shaped like stalactites in a cave.

The pink peach blossom branches covered with frost create a very different beauty. Anh Huy likens them to colorful gemstones. These photos were taken on the morning of February 20 when the ice was still thin.

At noon on February 20, the sky was clear and the ice melted, leaving a thin layer on the branches and leaves. But in the evening it continued to rain, with strong winds creating thicker ice.

Many tourists enjoy taking pictures with the icy landscape.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Chuyen, the representative of Mau Son Tourism Promotion Information Center, said that from noon on February 19 to today, about 8,000 visitors moved to the top of Mau Son mountain. The accommodation at the top is full. On the evening of February 19, many tourists sleep in their cars or return to the city to rest.

Mr. Chuyen added that from the morning of January 21, the number of passengers and vehicles increased suddenly, causing traffic jams for many kilometers. Half of the vehicles had to turn around because of traffic jams and cold weather.

According to the meteorological agency, this is the coldest wave from the beginning of winter-spring 2021-2022. In Mau Son, the temperature sometimes drops to minus 2 degrees Celsius.

Tourists sleep in cars when they go to Mau Son to watch the frost

The number of tourists to Mau Son (Lang Son) increased nearly 2 times compared to the previous week, many people had to sleep in cars because they ran out of rooms.

On February 20, Mau Son (Lang Son), Phia Oac (Cao Bang), Y Ty (Lao Cai)… appeared frozen. From early morning, many tourists were present to admire this scene.

Ha Thi Phuong (Viet Tri, Phu Tho) when she knew there was snow in Mau Son, she and her friends came here. At noon, the road near the top was congested due to many vehicles pouring in, the flow of people moving slowly because the road was slippery. At the top of the ice mountain covered with white vegetation, dense fog. Phuong said that although it was freezing cold, she liked it because it was the first time she saw this phenomenon.

Many vehicles on Mau Son cause traffic jams.  Photo: Nguyen Minh Chuyen
Many vehicles on Mau Son cause traffic jams. Photo: Nguyen Minh Chuyen

Nguyen Minh Chuyen, a representative of the Mau Son Tourism Promotion Information Center, said that from Friday (February 18), many tourists come to Mau Son to wait for snow when the temperature is forecast to drop. The number of visitors arriving at noon today was about 2,500, an increase of nearly 2 times compared to last week. All accommodation establishments on the mountain are full, foodservice has resumed operations. On the night of February 19, some guests had to spend the night in the car or return to the city and return early this morning.

Mr. Chuyen added that between noon and early afternoon, many private cars flocked to the top of Mau Son, causing traffic jams at Km13+400. Currently, functional forces are present to separate the traffic, but the flow of vehicles is slow due to fog and slippery roads. The current temperature is only about minus 1 to 0 degrees Celsius, so visitors should note to bring a lot of clothes, hats, gloves to keep warm, should wear waterproof shoes, anti-slip soles.

Phia Oac (Nguyen Binh district, Cao Bang) also recorded a sudden increase in the number of visitors today. A representative of the mobile police department said that from morning there were about 5,000 visitors coming here, weekdays usually only a few dozen to a few hundred visitors per day. Currently, the ice is still thick on the trees, creating a white scene, many people enjoy taking pictures. There are no accommodation facilities on Phia Oac mountain, visitors can stay at a hotel about 15-20 km away.

Families of Hanoi tourists enjoy welcoming the frost in Phia Oac.  Photo: Minh Truong
Families of Hanoi tourists enjoy welcoming the frost in Phia Oac. Photo: Minh Truong

Fansipan (Sa Pa, Lao Cai) also recorded thousands of visitors to the top today. A representative of the Sun World Fansipan Legend tourist area said that despite the cold and rainy weather, the number of visitors was approximately the same as last weekend. Up to now, Fansipan peak has not had ice, but many tourists are excited and waiting for the snow to fall.

Dang Doan Sang (residing in Hanoi) chose Dong Pagoda, Yen Tu (Uong Bi City, Quang Ninh) his hometown as a place to “hunt” ice. After seeing the weather forecast and social media posts, he was at Dong Pagoda at 10:30 am. At this time, there were about 50 tourists, including 4-5-year-old children.

The temperature on the top of the mountain is about 0 degrees Celsius, the rain and strong wind make everyone cold, the skin of the hands is red. Many tourists who came here for about 15 minutes did not see the snow and ice, so they went down the mountain, while Sang waited for about 2 hours and witnessed the thin ice on the roof area where the merit was recorded. He shared: “Because of the heavy rain and wind, it is difficult to see snow and ice, but I am very happy to witness this phenomenon even if it is a little bit. Hope to see more next time.”

A representative of Uong Bi City’s Culture and Information Office said that Yen Tu relic welcomed about 2,000 visitors today. Due to the rain and deep cold, the number of visitors decreased slightly compared to last weekend.

From the night of February 19, at the top of Lao Than (Bat Xat district, Lao Cai) was covered with white frost, but an expert from Bat Xat district’s Culture and Information Department said that from this morning many tourists have called the locality, the homestay to ask for information, it is expected that from this afternoon, new guests will come here because they are moving or waiting for confirmation of ice and snow.

According to the meteorological agency, this is the coldest wave from the beginning of winter-spring 2021-2022. This wave of cold air started pouring into our country yesterday, it is forecasted that today and tomorrow will be the two days with the lowest temperature, from Tuesday the temperature will start to inching.

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