Flowers of the border region

With its rocky terrain, winter in Ha Giang is a dry, cold time. When the first drizzle appears signaling the end of winter, a revival is quietly taking place in the border region.

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And very quickly, Ha Giang put on a new coat like a miraculous transformation from arid to brilliant, full of life.

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Spring is also the time when the journey back to the land of many emotions begins. We depart from milestone 0, along the clear Mien River to Tung Vai commune with a turn from Quyet Tien, where there are some old plum trees, before reaching Quan Ba Heaven Gate.

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Although it is not one of the highest places in Ha Giang, because of its special terrain, this place is often covered by clouds, creating fog, especially in the early morning. Even though the sky is bright in Can Ty, when standing there looking over, the entire Quan Ba Heaven Gate seems to be completely submerged in clouds. Perhaps that is why the name Heaven Gate was born?

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Lost in thought, I soon arrived at Can Ty slope, from here there were 2 options: take the shorter road straight to Lao and Chai if time was more important, and the second option was to follow the old road. Although it was more difficult to go, the road that had been almost forgotten since the shortcut was born would take us through windy pine hills, cool green grass hills like a small steppe with a vast view. The scattered peach blossoms beside the old porch made me feel moved.

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The journey continues on National Highway 4C, when the silhouette of the majestic mountain peaks surrounding Tham Ma slope appears in front, also the turn to Van Chai commune, where Sao Ha village is like an oasis in a basin surrounded by mountains. This place is retained by the mountains with moisture and cold air, so the trees are lush. There is a whole green bamboo forest leading to the residential area where the yin-yang tiled houses are interspersed with many peach trees in bloom.

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Passing Tham Ma slope is the area considered the "capital" of peach blossoms in Ha Giang. Right along both sides of the National Highway, rows of peach blossoms are planted consecutively starting from the center of Pho Cao commune to the center of Sung La commune. This area is also an ideal stopover, because if you take this as the starting point, within a radius of just a few kilometers, there are many places to "hunt" for flowers. That is Pho Bang with the bustling life of a town near the national border gate, Lao Xa with the brilliant colors of peach, plum, and mustard flowers, and the peaceful Sang Tung hidden behind the endless rocky mountains.

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The winding road led us to Sa Phin commune, passing rows of pure white plum trees in the valley, to the branch leading to Lung Cu road. Although not many left, peach and plum blossoms still appear in the small villages of Lung Tao, Ma Le… when viewed from above.

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And that color appears even more when the destination of Lung Cu appears. Flowers here no longer grow on rocks, but right in front of the door or in the garden of houses in Lo Lo Chai, Then Pa or Ta Gia Khau. The government and people here are actively preserving local attractions, including protecting peach trees and planting more peach blossoms - the typical flower of spring in Ha Giang.

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