From Japanese bamboo forests, thinking about Nghe An's eco-tourism areas
(Baonghean.vn) - When you come to the ancient capital of Kyoto in Japan, you will visit Sagano bamboo forest - a very attractive tourist destination. It is worth mentioning that the way of doing tourism like in Sagano bamboo forest is something that localities aiming to do eco-tourism in Nghe An need to consider!
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From the center of the ancient capital of Kyoto, it only takes a few dozen minutes by car to reach Arashiyama, where there is the Sagano bamboo forest. April in this area is beautiful with ancient houses nestled under the cherry blossoms. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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About 15 minutes more walking, you will reach Sagano bamboo forest with rows of green bamboo with straight trunks, reaching high and growing in straight rows. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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This type of green bamboo is quite similar to other types of bamboo, especially the bamboo in the mountainous districts of Nghe An such as Que Phong, Con Cuong... Photo: Nhat Lan |
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The difference is that Sagano bamboo forest is carefully cared for by humans, the bamboo trunks are very even, and the base of the trees is cleaned up. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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Through the bamboo forest, people arrange routes specifically for tourists to ride rickshaws. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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Next to the bamboo forest, there are some shops specializing in selling souvenirs made from bamboo. These shops are very attractive to visitors and shoppers. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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The walking path for tourists is about 400m long, very clean, separated from the bamboo forest by a fence made from small bamboo branches. Walking on this path, visitors will hear the sounds coming from the bamboo forest due to the impact of the wind. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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Sagano people are very creative, when arranging miniature landscapes along the way to add more attraction to the bamboo forest. In the photo are the statues decorating both sides of the road leading to the bamboo forest area. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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Most of the houses in Sagano retain their ancient features and always have beautiful and clean courtyards, gates, and roads leading to their yards. This shows that the residents here are a unified group, with a common will and a great sense of responsibility towards the community. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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The highlands of Nghe An are blessed with many natural landscapes and landscapes. Some areas such as Con Cuong and Que Phong are trying to become tourist destinations. These places also have beautiful bamboo forests. However, no other place has been considered for tourism like Sagano. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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Like in Que Phong, near famous places such as Hua Na Hydropower Reservoir, Sao Va Waterfall, Bay Tang Waterfall... there are also beautiful forests of cypress. However, the cypress forests are still exploited by people to sell raw materials to rattan and bamboo weaving establishments for export with very low value. In the photo, officers of Pu Hoat Nature Reserve are instructing people in Dong Van commune (Que Phong) on how to exploit cypress without damaging the young trees. Photo: Nhat Lan |