Many tourists come to Lung Cu just to check-in at the flagpole, but there are many other interesting experiences here.
Take photos at famous check-in spots
Lung Cu has two places that represent national pride that cannot be missed, which are Lung Cu flagpole and the northernmost point.
In August 2018, the People's Committee of Dong Van district inaugurated the "northernmost project of the Fatherland" including a watchtower and some auxiliary items, at a high point overlooking the Nho Que River, in the To Mong area, Cang Tang village, Lung Cu commune, 2.5 km from Lung Cu flagpole as the crow flies. This made many people mistakenly think that it was the northernmost point.
In fact, the northernmost point of Vietnam is a rocky outcrop jutting out from the Nho Que River, located in Seo Lung village, Lung Cu commune. The northernmost point is 3.3 km from Lung Cu flagpole as the crow flies, according to Ha Giang newspaper.
In terms of geographical location and history, Lung Cu flagpole, the northernmost point, deserves to be called a prime feng shui place in Ha Giang, a place that tourists cannot miss when coming to the northernmost region of the country.
In addition, you can take a photo set at Lo Lo Chai cultural village at the foot of Dragon Mountain, about 1 km from Lung Cu flagpole. Walking in the village, you will admire the ancient architectural space among the cat-ear stone slopes.
If you have time, you can climb the mountain to visit Lung Cu pagoda, visit the area called the gate of heaven, 1.5 km from the commune center. This is a high mountain peak with a wide view. You can take pictures of the vast mountain forest. The most ideal time is the ripe rice season or buckwheat flower season (October, November).
Go to Lung Cu market
Every Friday there is a weekly market near the flagpole area. This is where the Lo Lo and Mong people exchange goods. The market has many strange items, especially herbs, and colorful fabric and clothing stalls. The fabric for making clothes is decorated with meticulous hand-embroidered motifs. The market sells many foods such as grilled rice cakes, sweet potato cakes, fried cakes, and dumplings. These dishes are similar to those in the lowlands but are more fragrant and chewy. Each dish costs from 2,000 VND to 10,000 VND.
Participate in festivals and weddings of the Lo Lo people
The Lo Lo people have many traditional festivals: ancestor worship, new rice celebration, and forest god worship.
Ancestor worship is the most important and biggest traditional ritual of the Black Lo Lo people, held annually on the 25th day of the 7th lunar month. On this day, people invite shamans to perform the ceremony to show gratitude to their ancestors. They wear the most beautiful ethnic costumes, participate in sports competitions, and exchange cultural performances with dances and songs imbued with national identity. The people are very friendly. Tourists can participate in the festival, take pictures and videos without the host being bothered.
Visit the house of the wall
The Lo Lo people's rammed earth houses are a unique architecture in Lung Cu. The rammed earth house area uses a lot of stone: stone for paving the yard, stone for fencing, stone for placing furniture. The rammed earth house is warm in winter and cool in summer. Currently, Lo Lo Chai village still has many homestays that still maintain this architecture. Tourists can come here to stay for a night, waking up early in the morning in a cool, quiet space filled with birdsong.
Enjoy Lung Cu specialties
Lung Cu has many unique dishes such as king bean, men men, and stone cake. King bean is a condensed tofu soup cooked with mustard greens. The finished product is a bowl of soup with mustard greens and soft, sweet tofu like tofu pudding. The dish is cool, fragrant, and nutritious.
Men men is a corn flour dish made according to a special recipe, and is the daily meal of the Mong people. Try eating men men with soup to experience its unique flavor. This dish also helps visitors see the hardships of the local people when they have to live in arid conditions, only growing corn.
The third dish is banh da, made from sticky rice flour, shaped into cakes and can be sliced. The cakes are used to fry, cook soup, and make hot pot. To enjoy these dishes, you can go to restaurants (must notify in advance), buy street vendors, or go to the market.
According to vnexpress.net
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