The mysterious beauty of the only flooded primeval forest on Tam Giang lagoon

(Dan Tri) - Every year in autumn, the Ru Cha primeval mangrove forest on Tam Giang lagoon (Thua Thien Hue) blooms and changes leaves, the whole forest turns a brilliant yellow.

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Ru Cha primeval mangrove forest covers an area of about 3 hectares, located at Thuan An estuary, where the Huong River flows into the sea, in Thuan Hoa village (Huong Phong commune, Hue city, Thua Thien Hue province). This is a long-standing natural forest that has been preserved and protected by the people, becoming the only primeval flooded forest in the Tam Giang - Cau Hai lagoon system.

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The difference between the primary forest and the newly planted forest in autumn. From 2015 to now, the Thua Thien Hue provincial government has planted more than 342 hectares of flooded forest, including Ru Cha area. In 2024, this locality will be supplemented with a project to plant 24 hectares of new forest in Huong Phong commune, aiming to form the largest concentrated mangrove ecosystem in the Central region, with a scale of over 200 hectares, contributing to increasing the coverage rate and improving the quality of the forest, acting as a wave protection function, protecting coastal communities.

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The special thing about the Ru Cha primeval forest is that when autumn comes, all the tea trees will bloom, change leaves, and the whole forest will turn a brilliant yellow. At this time, the water level on Tam Giang lagoon also rises, flooding the entire forest, creating a magical scene, many people compare it to the fairyland of Hue. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Dap (79 years old), who has lived in the Ru Cha forest for more than 40 years, said that each year the tea trees only bloom and change leaves once in the 8th lunar month. When the Ru Cha forest turns yellow, it is like a natural hydrometeorological station, signaling the beginning of the rainy and stormy season. People in the lagoon and coastal areas base on this change in state to prepare plans to prevent and avoid natural disasters.

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Inside the Ru Cha area, there is an ancient temple worshiping the Holy Mother. Every year, on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month, the people of Thuan Hoa village will hold a ceremony at this temple. Recently, the temple has been renovated and repaired to be more spacious, creating a highlight for the Ru Cha forest.

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Underneath the canopy of Ru Cha forest, there are many long-standing tombs.

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The forest is well preserved, creating conditions for shrimp, crab and special fish species such as brown, dia, bee, goby... to reproduce and develop, creating biodiversity, helping people have more income from fishing and aquaculture inside Ru Cha.

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With its charming beauty, especially during the flowering and leaf-changing season, Ru Cha attracts a large number of people and tourists from inside and outside Thua Thien Hue province to visit and check-in. Hue City has invested its budget to improve traffic routes and infrastructure serving tourism in Ru Cha area.

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During the days when Ru Cha changes color, the fairyland of Hue attracts many photographers, film crews, painters, and art students to explore and create content. A photographer in Hue city said that Ru Cha is beautiful in every season, but in autumn the forest has a beauty that is hard to describe in words, it seems very magical.