Exciting experiences in Que Phong
(Baonghean.vn) - Known as a district with a rich history, blessed by nature with many beautiful landscapes, Que Phong, 173 km northwest of Vinh city on National Highway 48, is always an attractive destination for tourists from all over.
Nine-room temple: This is a historical and cultural relic with a long history associated with the formation of the Muong villages of the Thai people in the Northwest of Nghe An in general and Que Phong district in particular. The Nine-room Temple was built in the early 14th century to worship the Jade Emperor (Then Pha), the Second Princess of the Holy Mother (Nang Xi Da), and Tao Lo Y (the founder of the 9 Muongs of the Western Nghe An). Associated with the relic is the Nine-room Temple Festival, held from the 14th to the 16th of the second lunar month every year and once every 3 years on a regional scale. Besides the solemn and dignified ceremony, the festival is bustling and joyful with folk games such as bamboo pole dancing, to le, throwing con; contests for wrapping banh chung, cooking sticky rice, and culinary contests of communes and towns; cultural activities including drum, gong, cymbal carving, and singing, Nhuon dou dap, cultural contests, and festival beauty contests; In addition, there are competitions in traditional sports such as cockfighting, to le, throwing con, tug of war, crossbow shooting, stick pushing, card chess, stilt walking... In 2016, the Nine-chamber Temple Festival was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Sports as a national intangible cultural heritage.
From the district center, visitors go against National Highway 48 about 7 km, turn left to move to the waterfall.Sao Va Waterfall. The waterfall is over 20 m high, pouring down from above with white water like a silk strip. At the foot of the waterfall is a large lake with clear blue water. Around the waterfall is a primeval forest with many species of flora.
From here visitors continue their journey of discovery.Ancient Thai villageat Hua Muong village, Hanh Dich commune. This is a village where 100% of the Thai ethnic people live, where many unique cultural values are preserved and conserved, such as the ancient Thai stilt house located at the foot of the mountain with unique architecture, the roof is covered with Sa mu roof... Experience yourself on the loom to weave fabric, spin silk, experience production labor with the locals, go into the kitchen yourself to prepare and enjoy the rustic dishes of the Thai people with the rich flavor of the nature of the mountains and forests such as bamboo rice, five-color sticky rice, giang meat, grilled stream eggplant... Next, you can also immerse yourself in the bustling bamboo dance, carving and intoxicating yourself with the strong wine of Can wine.
After a day of experiencing with the locals in the ancient Thai village, tourists embark on a journey to explore the Seven-story Waterfall complex.Seven-story waterfallLocated right at the end of the ancient Thai village, this is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Nghe An. The waterfall complex stretches about 15 km with 7 large water levels and dozens of different small waterfall levels. Each level falls from a height of dozens of meters, below the waterfalls there are many bathing beaches of dozens of square meters, visitors coming here can immerse themselves in the clear, cool water, and immerse themselves in the primeval, majestic forest of the mountains and forests, still intact.
Located in the 3 core zones of the Western Nghe An World Biosphere Reserve, there are alsoPu Hoat Nature Reservehas an area of over 85,000 hectares located in 9 communes of Que Phong district. Coming here, you can explore the primeval forest vegetation that has been protected for hundreds of years, visit the wild beauty with many rare animals and plants. Experience the adventure of climbing Pu Hoat mountain at an altitude of 2,400m, visit two populations of giant Phay kong and Samu dau trees in the middle of the Pu Hoat forest, which were recognized as a population of Vietnam Heritage trees in 2016.
From the primeval forests, visitors can experience discovery tours.Hua Na Hydroelectric ReservoirLocated in Dong Van commune. Hua Na hydroelectric lake is located in a large valley surrounded by majestic mountains. Coming here, you can visit and sightsee by boat on the 2,300-hectare lake, fish on the lake bed, and visit the islands formed from the flooding process.
Not only is it a land associated with a rich history and many beautiful landscapes, Que Phong also hastraditional brocade weaving villagesuch as Dan village in Tien Phong commune, Co Nong village in Muong Noc commune, Mong village in Cam Muon commune. Coming here, visitors will live in the atmosphere of hard work of Thai girls with skillful hands. Accordingly, they can learn, experience and choose for themselves a meaningful gift.
