Sao Va - "beauty" of Muong Que

(Baonghean) - Everyone says, a beautiful waterfall in the wilderness is nothing strange! Well, the waterfall is not strange, but the emotions it brings sometimes make people feel lost every time they come. That is Sao Va - a wild and poetic waterfall that seems to have realized a legend that nature bestowed upon humans.

Sao Va Waterfall. Photo Internet

Just a few kilometers away from Highway 48 at Phu Phuong Intersection is the waterfall. There is no noisy waterfall, no proud beauty hanging on the mountainside. Sao Va suddenly captivates visitors with the gentle beauty of a "beauty". Here, the dreamy valley is where the waterfall shyly whispers the words of the stream, trees and leaves. The bank of the waterfall draws a graceful horizontal line up to the blue sky, white clouds and fresh mountain peaks. The waterfall is sometimes indifferent, sometimes passionate, softly falling on the rock's back. The waterfall is magical with seven colors of tiny mists of water shimmering in the autumn sun. The waterfall returns to the river the arms of waves caressing the sleeping rocks at the foot of the waterfall. Climbing to a height of 20 arm spans to the top of the waterfall, is before our eyes the shimmering mirror of water dreamily like the eyes of a beauty, making us immediately want to fall into it...

The charming Sao Va is filled with many ideas to build a wonderful eco-tourism destination in the mountains of Northwest Nghe An. But without waiting for the day to embellish that landscape, just come to Sao Va now, watch Thai girls "opening umbrellas to shade the sun", swaying in brocade skirts, gracefully walking on the rocks at the foot of the waterfall, making us imagine Sao Va incarnating, inviting us to wade barefoot in the stream, fascinated by the waves, parting that mythical water curtain to enter the floating, magical realm of nature; making us hesitate to kneel down on the shallow riverbed, the green water reflecting the green mountains, splashing cool water on our eyes to "wake up", lest that magical beauty will mischievously hide from us.

The charm of Sao Va is also in the green carpet of trees and leaves that hug the small valley, with the faint scent of wild flowers. The orchids swaying by the stream are poetry, the chirping of birds is music, and when they play together, their chirping sounds like "lam", "xuoi" lulling Sao Va to sleep! But the "beauty" does not sleep, but stays gentle, innocently awake forever, offering her wild, innocent beauty to human emotions. Sao Va is also a fairy with magic in her, making the streams and rivers suddenly excitedly flow down their sources, tirelessly turning the water wheels like musical keys for the rich, unique melody of life of the Thai ethnic group in Muong Que.

There are also a couple of stilt houses next to the waterfall, radiant with the hospitable smiles of Thai girls and boys. The girls’ hands deftly tear bamboo shoots, the boys’ hands skillfully turn bamboo tubes of rice. A meal with the flavors of the mountains and forests is waiting for us. Why don’t we lean into the waves, sprawl on flat rocks, eagerly let the waterfall rush into our body’s pleasure… so that our hungry stomachs can fully experience all those flavors of the mountains and forests! And, the wonderful relaxation Sao Va brings us moments of extraordinary lightness and serenity; so that we can stop wondering why nature has such a miraculous creation, because we understand, Sao Va was born to arouse, soothe, and lead us to an exciting integration with nature.

Then, the days are long, the months are long, even if you come to Hang Bua Festival (Quy Chau), Nine-room Temple of Muong Que, and those who love to travel can go deeper, indulge in the Mong Tri Le market... then you cannot help but come to Sao Va. The sparkling night of the Hang Bua beauty contest, the deep and deep sound of the gong of the Buffalo Sacrifice Festival of Nine-room Temple, the strong taste of corn wine at that Tri Le market, will gather a myriad of emotions, lingering forever in the moments when we come, freely flirting with Sao Va - the "beauty" of Muong Que.

Mr. Vu