Na Hang – Lam Binh Nature Reserve named national tourist site
Na Hang – Lam Binh Nature Reserve in the northern province of Tuyen Quang was honoured with a certificate to recognize it as a national tourist site at a ceremony in Na Hang district on October 14.
A view of Na Hang Lake in the Na Hang – Lam Binh Nature Reserve, Tuyen Quang. (Photo: VNA)
Tuyen Quang (VNA) – Na Hang – Lam Binh NatureReserve in the northern province of Tuyen Quang was honoured with a certificateto recognize it as a national tourist site at a ceremony in Na Hang district onOctober 14.
The 61,300-ha nature reserve, about 270 km northwest ofHanoi, stretches across 14 communes and townships of Na Hang and Lam Binhdistrict. It lies amid a remote jungle along the banks of Gam River and Nang River.
The reserve is renowned for magnificent caves and a diverse ecosystem withmany endangered flora and fauna species. Most notably is Tokin snub-nosedmonkey (Rhinopithecusavunculus), a species listed by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)in the Critically Endangered Species as endemic to northern Vietnam.
Besides the value of biodiversity, it is home to various touristattractions, including Thuong Lam area with 99 legendary mountains comparedwith “Ha Long Bay on land amidst mountains and forests”, Na Chao and Pac Khoangcaves, and waterfalls of Pac Ban, Pac Hau and Khuoi Nhi. Archaeologists havediscovered here several ancient Vietnamese burial relics dated over 10,000years ago.
This place is also a concentration of different cultural nuances ofhighland ethnic minority groups, such as Tay, Dao and H’mong.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports andTourism Dang Thi Bich Lien highly spoke of the nature reserve’s values andurged the local administration and people to advance efforts to protect it andto promote it as a magnet for tourists.
She also asked Tuyen Quang to closely coordinate with Bac Kan provinceand relevant ministries and State agencies to soon complete the application forBa Be – Na Hang Natural Heritage Area to be recognised as the world’s heritagesite.
At the same time, the province must conserve and restore local craftvillages and create new unique tourism products to attract both domestic andforeign visitors, she added.
Na Hang district also took the occasion to hold Na Hangmountainous tourism and culture festival and an art festival on October 13 –14. –VNA
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A view of Na Hang Lake in the Na Hang – Lam Binh Nature Reserve, Tuyen Quang. (Photo: VNA)
