A moment that only appears once a year on the majestic Da River

The Da River (also known as the Bo River or Da Giang) is the largest tributary of the Red River. The river is 927 km long, with a basin area of ​​52,900 km². The main stream originates from Vo Luong Mountain, Yunnan Province, China, flowing in a northwest - southeast direction to join the Red River in Phu Tho.

The Da River flows through Hoa Binh province for about 93km and about 70km flows through the highland communes of Da Bac district with a water surface area of ​​about 6,000ha.

The Da River not only supplies water for agricultural and industrial activities, but also creates favorable conditions for Da Bac people in particular and Hoa Binh in general to raise aquatic products, develop eco-tourism, resort tourism, and exploration and experience activities.

At the end of March, the Da River water is clear blue, the sunlight shines on the sparkling water surface. The Da River landscape this season is majestic and poetic, rarely attracting many tourists to experience tourism in the lake.

Here, many villages of Tay, Muong, Dao, Thai ethnic groups are still preserved, keeping the original architecture of wooden stilt houses, thatched roofs or ground-level wooden houses; local cultural festivals are preserved, ethnic communities gather to live together, creating a land of Da Bac rich in identity.

All of these heritages are being oriented by the authorities at all levels of Hoa Binh province to become typical tourism products of Da Bac in particular and of Hoa Binh province in general.

The main stream of the Da River enters Vietnam at Mu Ca, Muong Te, then continues to flow through the districts of Nam Nhun, Muong Lay town, Sin Ho, Tua Chua, Lai Chau province; through Son La, the river flows deep into Da Bac (Hoa Binh) and then along the border of Da Bac (north) with Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong (south).

The Da River is 910km long, with 70km flowing through Da Bac. The river has a large water flow, providing 31% of the water for the Red River and is a major hydroelectric resource for the Vietnamese electricity industry.

The river has a large flow of water, providing 31% of the water for the Red River and is a major source of hydroelectric power for the Vietnamese electricity industry. In 1994, the Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Plant was inaugurated with a capacity of 1,920 MW with 8 turbines. The plant has also been an attractive tourist destination for many years.

In 2005, Son La Hydropower Project started construction with a designed capacity of 2,400 MW. In the photo is Lai Chau Hydropower Plant which started construction in 2011 and was completed in December 2016, also upstream of the Da River with a capacity of 1,200 MW.

The Da River not only provides a large source of resources for the electricity industry, but the basin also has great resource potential with many rare minerals and unique ecosystems including biological resources with high biodiversity.

According to the Da Bac District Department of Agriculture, cage fish farming on the Da River has an annual output of over 1,000 tons, bringing in tens of billions of dong in revenue.

In addition to the three large hydroelectric plants, there are also 49 small hydroelectric projects along the Da River flowing through Vietnam.

For many years, Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Lake has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to visit, row boats, kayak...

The land and mountains of Da Bac also contain attractive tangible and intangible cultural values, cultural nuances of the Tay, Muong, Dao, Thai ethnic groups... creating a colorful symphony.

Not only attracting tourists by the beautiful scenery, the fish cage farming areas also attract tourists to experience.

TH (according to Vietnamnet)

Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/khoanh-khac-moi-nam-chi-xuat-hien-mot-lan-tren-dong-song-da-hung-vi-376277.html