Pilot opening of Ban Gioc - Detian Waterfalls site slated for October
The northern border province of Cao Bang is building a plan for the pilot opening of the landscape site of Ban Gioc (Vietnam) - Detian (China) Waterfalls in October 2023, local officials informed at a workshop on April 18.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu, head of the National Border Committee, addresses the workshop in Cao Bang province on April 18. (Photo: VNA)
CaoBang (VNA) – The northern border province of Cao Bang is building aplan for the pilot opening of the landscape site of Ban Gioc (Vietnam) - Detian(China) Waterfalls in October 2023, local officials informed at a workshop on April 18.
TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs and the provincial People’s Committee held the workshop to discuss the pilot opening of the landscape site fortourism, which has been delayed due to several difficulties. Part of the waterfalls, called Ban Gioc by the Vietnamese side andDetian by the Chinese side, is located in Vietnam while the other in China.
DeputyForeign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu, head of the National Border Committee,underlined the importance of the site opening, which will help Cao Bang tapinto tourism potential to boost economic, cultural, and social development aswell as cross-border exchanges.
It is a task of not only Cao Bang but also ministries, sectors, and centralagencies to help realise Vietnam and China’s determination to build aborderline of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development, he noted.
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HoangXuan Anh, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said the Vietnameseand Chinese Governments signed a cooperation agreement on protecting andexploiting tourism resources of Ban Gioc - Detian Waterfalls on November 5,2015, and it took effect on June 16, 2016.
CaoBang, assigned to coordinate with ministries and central agencies to carry outthe deal, has conducted surveys and held several talks with authorities ofChina’s Guangxi province. The two sides agreed on plans for creating bordercrossings, building border checkpoints and barriers, and managing and operatingthe landscape site to serve tourists from both sides on a trial basis.
However,the province has faced certain difficulties during the agreementimplementation, Anh went on.
Localofficials proposed the Government, ministries, and sectors continue assistingCao Bang in such fields as discussing with the Chinese side about bordermanagement and construction of border facilities, managing visitors to thelandscape site, and completing specific mechanisms for the deal enforcement.
CaoBang is set to continue perfecting and submitting the plans and measures forthe pilot operation to the Foreign Ministry so that the site can be opened onscheduled./.
Ban Gioc Waterfall is considered a priceless gift that the nature has given to the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang. It is an overwhelming waterfall with breathtaking beauty in Southeast Asia
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Along with Ban Gioc Waterfall, Nguom Ngao Cave, and Pac Bo Cave, the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang boasts a kaleidoscope of untouched destinations that are certain to touch visitors’ hearts due to their jaw-dropping landscapes.
Ban Gioc Waterfall in Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanh district is a ‘pearl’ of Cao Bang province’s tourism. After heavy downpours, in the autumn, the waterfall sparkles in the sunshine and its crystal streams flow down the mountain, a picturesque and astounding scenery.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu, head of the National Border Committee, addresses the workshop in Cao Bang province on April 18. (Photo: VNA) 
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