Area: 6,724.6 sq. km.
Population: 518.9 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Cao Bang Town.
Districts: Bao Lac, Bao Lam, Ha Quang, Thong Nong, Tra Linh, Trung Khanh, Nguyen Binh, Hoa An, Phuc Hoa, Quang Uyen, Ha Lang, Thach An.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Tay, Nung, Dao, HơMong, San Chay...
Introduction: Geography, Tourism, Ethnic groups, Transportation.
Geography
Cao Bang Province is located in the Far North - East, shares borders with China on the north and east, Bac Kan province and Lang Son province on the south, and Ha Giang province and Tuyen Quang province on the west. The topography is complicated so inter-transportation is limited.
Climate
Cao Bang Province has temperate climate. There are 4 seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. The average temperature is 25 - 28oC in summer and 16oC -17oC in winter. Snow sometimes falls in winter on high mountains such as Trung Khanh, Tra Linh.
Ethnic groups
Many ethnic groups live together here. It creates plentiful traditional culture. Tay group makes up a large amount of population. They have own handwriting (Tay-Nung language group). The Tay's special culture is showed in village festival, vi and then singing.
Transportation
Cao Bang Province is 272km north of Hanoi following National Highway No.3. Cao Bang Province has National Highway No.4B and 3 linking to Lang Son Province, Bac Kan Province, Ha Giang Province and to China. There are direct buses from Hanoi, Thai Nguyen Province and Lang Son Province.
Tourism
Cao Bang Province - VietnamThe cool weather combines with many high mountains, beautiful sightseeing's to form the convenient for relaxing tour and discovery tour. Famous sites include Thang Hen Mountainous Lake in Tra Linh, Ban Gioc Fall and Nguom Ngao Cave in Trung Khanh. Among of them, Ban Gioc Fall probably is one of most beautiful waterfall in Vietnam. Several sites where Uncle Ho lived and worked before the August 1945 Revolution include Pac Bo, Coc Bo Cave, Lenin Stream, and Khuoi Nam Stream. In Cao Bang Province, the traditional festivals have specific characteristics of ethnic groups, for example, Long Tong Festival, Inviting the-Moon-Mother Festival (Moi Me Trang).
Cao Bang Attractions:
1) Scenic Landscapes
Scenic LandscapesLocation: Ban Gioc Falls is situated in Trung Khanh District, Cao Bang Province.
Characteristics: Ban Gioc Falls is famous for a famous fish named “tram huong”.
Water from Quy Xuan River falling down on the stone creates water droplets columns that can be seen from a distance. The echo of the falls can be heard kilometers away from Trung Khanh. The temperature near the waterfall is remarkably cool, due to the water mist in the air.
At the foot of the waterfall is a large river, as calm as glass, surrounded by many precious kinds of flowers. In the early 1920s, French people started building cottages on the river banks. They would come here to relax and fish for “tram huong”.
2) Pac Bo CavePac Bo Cave
Riding 272km by car from Hanoi along National Highway No3, visitors will arrive at Cao Bang Town. Sleeping through the night in open air and a cool and quiet atmosphere of this mountainous area, their tiredness will disappear. The next morning visitors will ride through Hoa An to reach Ha Quang area. Through the windows of car, visitors can see golden rice fields lying amid green mountains, small hamlets with dozens of houseson-stilts under the shade of towering clusters of peach trees, and the winding streams with thatch-roofed bridges. Visitors will certainly be very interested in enjoying the picturesque scenery, endowed by the nature.
Population: 518.9 thousand habitants (2006)
Capital: Cao Bang Town.
Districts: Bao Lac, Bao Lam, Ha Quang, Thong Nong, Tra Linh, Trung Khanh, Nguyen Binh, Hoa An, Phuc Hoa, Quang Uyen, Ha Lang, Thach An.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Tay, Nung, Dao, HơMong, San Chay...
Introduction: Geography, Tourism, Ethnic groups, Transportation.
Geography
Cao Bang Province is located in the Far North - East, shares borders with China on the north and east, Bac Kan province and Lang Son province on the south, and Ha Giang province and Tuyen Quang province on the west. The topography is complicated so inter-transportation is limited.
Climate
Cao Bang Province has temperate climate. There are 4 seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter. The average temperature is 25 - 28oC in summer and 16oC -17oC in winter. Snow sometimes falls in winter on high mountains such as Trung Khanh, Tra Linh.
Ethnic groups
Many ethnic groups live together here. It creates plentiful traditional culture. Tay group makes up a large amount of population. They have own handwriting (Tay-Nung language group). The Tay's special culture is showed in village festival, vi and then singing.
Transportation
Cao Bang Province is 272km north of Hanoi following National Highway No.3. Cao Bang Province has National Highway No.4B and 3 linking to Lang Son Province, Bac Kan Province, Ha Giang Province and to China. There are direct buses from Hanoi, Thai Nguyen Province and Lang Son Province.
Tourism
Cao Bang Province - VietnamThe cool weather combines with many high mountains, beautiful sightseeing's to form the convenient for relaxing tour and discovery tour. Famous sites include Thang Hen Mountainous Lake in Tra Linh, Ban Gioc Fall and Nguom Ngao Cave in Trung Khanh. Among of them, Ban Gioc Fall probably is one of most beautiful waterfall in Vietnam. Several sites where Uncle Ho lived and worked before the August 1945 Revolution include Pac Bo, Coc Bo Cave, Lenin Stream, and Khuoi Nam Stream. In Cao Bang Province, the traditional festivals have specific characteristics of ethnic groups, for example, Long Tong Festival, Inviting the-Moon-Mother Festival (Moi Me Trang).
Cao Bang Attractions:
1) Scenic Landscapes
Scenic LandscapesLocation: Ban Gioc Falls is situated in Trung Khanh District, Cao Bang Province.
Characteristics: Ban Gioc Falls is famous for a famous fish named “tram huong”.
Water from Quy Xuan River falling down on the stone creates water droplets columns that can be seen from a distance. The echo of the falls can be heard kilometers away from Trung Khanh. The temperature near the waterfall is remarkably cool, due to the water mist in the air.
At the foot of the waterfall is a large river, as calm as glass, surrounded by many precious kinds of flowers. In the early 1920s, French people started building cottages on the river banks. They would come here to relax and fish for “tram huong”.
2) Pac Bo CavePac Bo Cave
Riding 272km by car from Hanoi along National Highway No3, visitors will arrive at Cao Bang Town. Sleeping through the night in open air and a cool and quiet atmosphere of this mountainous area, their tiredness will disappear. The next morning visitors will ride through Hoa An to reach Ha Quang area. Through the windows of car, visitors can see golden rice fields lying amid green mountains, small hamlets with dozens of houseson-stilts under the shade of towering clusters of peach trees, and the winding streams with thatch-roofed bridges. Visitors will certainly be very interested in enjoying the picturesque scenery, endowed by the nature.
3) Thang Hen Lake
In the mass of mountains appears beautiful scenery with rows of trees rising from steep cliffs and reflecting themselves on the very blue water surface which curves round the heart of a valley with rough subterranean rocks.
In the mass of mountains appears beautiful scenery with rows of trees rising from steep cliffs and reflecting themselves on the very blue water surface which curves round the heart of a valley with rough subterranean rocks.
4) Nguom Ngao Cave
Nguom Ngao CaveIt is discovered in 1921 by local people then opened for tourists since 1996. With the length of 2,144m, Nguom Ngao cave is relative enormous, includes three main entrances. Now, Cao Bang Province only exploits 900m. The scenery in the interior of the cave is as picturesque as that of a fairly land. Visiting cave, tourist come in Nguom Luom entrance and go out Nguom Ngao entrance.
5) Ban Gioc Waterfall
The waterfall originates from Quay Son River. On the Vietnam side, the river has a Ban Gioc Waterfallpicturesque scenery, fresh environment with grass cover, evergreen forest, bobbing white clouds mingling with the peaceful atmosphere of villages of mountainous ethnic minorities. On the other side is the neighboring country of China.
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