Bac Ha - Lao Cai -Vietnam

Bac Ha is a northeastern district of Lao Cai, 686.78 km ² wide. Bac Ha is more scenic beauty with many natural and historical features. Along with the natural scene given as mountains, rivers and caves, gentle hospitable people. This land is the convergence of the colors of the national culture of own specialties North West, creating a special attraction to hold the cross legs when you come to Bac Ha.

Bac Ha said to be a plateau of white flowering apricot, plum flower, where the concentration of corn yeast of fair went into the lyrics, singing sentences, more futher one is hidden in their tourism potential and opportunities investors.

There is 67.872ha of natural area, Bac Ha is home to 14 ethnic groups, where the cool climate, pine forests with temperate weather as northern Europe. Nature has created for Bac Ha a rich tourism potential for the type of resort tourism, ecology, culture and adventure sports. In recent years, the attention of the investment levels and sectors, the tourism economy has prospered Bac Ha, the number of tourists to Vietnam on a North-east. In 2005 the district has welcomed 50,000 visitors, up from 27,000 passengers in 2000. Today, the value of travel services accounted for over 17% of the economic structure of the district, are gradually confirmed as a key economic sector economic development - local society.

Including the town of Bac Ha Bac Ha (district capital) and 20 communes: Ban Pho, Ban Lien, Ban Gia, Bao Nhai, Ban Cai, Coc Ly, Coc Lau, Nam Mon, Nam Khanh, Nam Det, Na Hoi, Lau Thi Ngai, Lung Phin, Lung Cai, Ta Cu Ty, Ta Van Chu, Ta Chai, Thai Giang Pho, Hoang Thu Pho, Nam Luc.

Bac Ha Hoang A Tuong a palace built in 1919 to 1921 is complete, now the locals are accustomed to call, "Vua Meo" aKing of the Hmong) by a person form Tay ethnic under the French named Hoang Yen Chao ( after the his son named Hoang A Tuong) as a continent ruled Bac Ha (under French administration), ruler of Bac Ha, but mostly 70% of H'mong people live, so it's called the King of the Meo (Vua Meo).

Today, the government is to restore repaired palace designed for use on the old design by the French-style castle is common in Europe. Even so, the details are not retained, for example, exit stairs of the the employer's second floor had been sealed again. Chen was previously ti ivory bamboo straw plastered with lime, apricot fresh today as bamboo and straw warrant will not survive as raw materials for over 80 years old. King palace today still retain the Hoang Yen Chao of memorabilia, such as; A couch (furniture neck) and a mirror (mirror wall of China). There are also three wooden flowers, its longevity in this house.

Bac Ha market-fair was hold many tourists and is a destination not to be missed if one has over Bac Ha. Bac Ha market has its own characteristics and unique. Indigenous people want to release them must go very early, even to go from previous day to noon the next day to the market. Previously, Bac Ha market session on a sloping hill, new markets are built on concrete and be split up into regional sales so have been somewhat lost pristine beauty. Bac Ha market is the sale of all products of the highlands, the requisites for the nation: plows, hoes, shovels, knives, vegetables, fruits, honey.

For tourists, the jewelry, dresses, brocade fabric ... is most attractive. Guests can choose Brocade products with more texture, pattern, unique, brilliant as the young women's dresses ethnic H'mong, Dao, or the paintings are hand-woven with beautiful colors ... .

Also unique is the highlands fair here can enjoy the dishes Soup-horse signature dish of the northwestern highlands. Soup horse never lower in the pan as well as wine in the bottle never empty. H'Mong wine specialties of the Ban Pho, was known by the severity and characteristics are very strong. Local horse is attracting most men, they come from remote villages, even those from the provinces of Bac Giang, Ha Tay ... well over here to trade horses on the plains