Located in the northeastern region of the country, Lang Son is also affectionately known as the Xu Lang. Attracting visitors not only with unique cuisine, busy shopping markets but also with many famous landmarks and scenic spots.
The following article, Origin Travel invites you to take a look at the most beautiful tourist destinations in Lang Son.
1. Mau Son Peak is our top 10 things to do in Lang Son
Mau Son Peak is an ideal place to rest and relax after stressful working days. The air is very fresh and natural, creating a feeling of closeness and intimacy. Along the way, you can also interact with ethnic Dao, Tay, Mong, Nung … who are carrying vegetables or bundles of firewood on their shoulders.
In winter, there are years when the temperature in Mau Son drops to minus temperature and there may be snow, ice. The average temperature here is 15.5 ° C, the mountain top is cloudy all year round.
Mau Son is famous for its products such as snow mountain tea, six-horse pheasant, forest lemon, frog incense, Mau Son wine …
2. Bac Son Valley
Bac Son flower valley located in Lan Khoang village, Tran Yen commune, Bac Son district (Lang Son). This has become an ideal meeting place for flower lovers in the Northeast because of colourful flowers, racing each other blooming with endless flower fields running at the foot of majestic mountains.
Triangulum Mach was planted in Tran Yen commune, Bac Son district. The flowers bloom in October and November, attracting many visitors to visit Bac Son Valley and take photos.
Flowers are grown in the valleys, surrounded by rocky mountains. To reach the flower field, visitors have to pass the roads along with the fields and corn gardens of the people.
3. Tam Thanh Pagoda
Tam Thanh Pagoda is a special temple, arranged in a rocky cave, has no architectural style like other temples. Through the arrangement of the image, it can be seen that the worship system is arranged in the “pre-Buddhist post-Holy” style. In particular, the temple also preserves the Adida reliefs dating back to the seventeenth century carved in a standing position against the cliff in the image of a bodhi leaf, a unique feature of the relic.
Going deep into the cave, in the central area, there is Am Ty lake, the water never runs out. Although the lake is small, the water flows day and night, the cave ceiling has many natural stalactites from ancient times with mysterious vivid images: Ngo Dong tree, Tien Ong, Su Tu, Elephant …
Go inside, we can catch Meeting a small stage, surrounded by stalactites of different shapes created by nature, with two natural doors, the light from these two doors illuminates the cave, making the stalactites unusually beautiful.
Next to the stage area, there is a path to the sky gate, where one can stand and admire the view of a rural area around the ruins. At present, there are stilt houses and water models, rice mortars typical of the Tay Lang Son people.
4. Bac Xa
In addition to the beautiful natural scenery, Bac Xa is also known as the commune with many border landmarks (40 landmarks), including special landmarks located on the top of a high hill, solidly built. Steps are leading to the top, such as 1297 and 1300. These two landmarks are also famous for their altitude and majestic scenery.
To be able to see and “check-in” at these two landmarks, visitors must climb the hill, cross the steep, steep staircase with a length of nearly 1km. The two sides of the terraced road leading up to the landmark, in full bloom, bring a poetic and romantic scene, making the footsteps of visitors who do not want to continue.
5. Dang Mo Waterfall
Dang Mo waterfall is also known as Mui Bo waterfall, hidden deep in the rugged rocky area, deep wild forest in Binh Gia district, Lang Son province. Dang Mo Waterfall is about 100km from the heart of Lang Son city, but less than 20km from Bac Son town. To get to Dang Mo waterfall, you can follow road 1B, then turn over Highway 279 and stop at location km 11 on this highway.
Dang Mo waterfall has a poetic beauty, flowing all year round between wild mountains and forests, often combined in Bac Son travel. Along the waterfall are large and small rocks piled on each other, of all shapes and sizes, covered with green moss. On the shore, the old tree stumps reach out and spread out the middle of the waterfall, making this place more mysterious and highlight the white water …
6. Ky Cung Temple
With unique architecture, with a blend of beautiful tradition and modernity. The sacred temple located on the north bank of Ky Cung River is also a destination not to be missed by visitors when coming to Lang Son.
7. Dong Dang Temple
Located on a high mountain, the ancient and majestic Dong Dang Temple is the place to worship Buddha and Mau Ban Thien. In here, you will learn about the Vietnamese culture and beliefs of Motherhood. The beautiful scenery at the temple is also an ideal check-in spot for photography enthusiasts.
8. Long Dau Stream
Long Dau Stream is one of the many famous landscapes and ecotourism spots in Lang Son province. Long Dau is a rather large stream about 10km long, flowing in the territory of 2 communes Mau Son and Yen Khoai of Loc Binh district. Long Dau Stream has very special features of the scenic mountains of Mau Son. The stream originates from the majestic Mau Son mountain range with an altitude of over 1000m, flowing in the North-South direction through slopes, the old forests of Lap Pia village to the lower areas.
Long Dau Stream has very unspoiled features typical of Mau Son mountain landscape. The stream is 10km long, originating from the majestic Mau Son mountain range with an altitude of over 1000m, flowing north-south through slopes, the old forests of Lap Pia village to the lower areas. The stream bed is narrow and steep, creating many rapids for the stream. Upstream there are very large waterfalls that are over 3m high.
9. Nhi Thanh Cave
Dubbed the “first eight scenes” of Lang Son, Nhi Thanh Cave is this famous place that is hard to ignore. This place is a natural stone cave of more than 500m long, with many wonderful and romantic scenes. The deeper you go, the wider the cave expands with many beautiful stalagmites and stalagmites. Nhat Thanh and Tam Thanh caves are also a suitable destination for you when you come here.
10. Huu Lien Community Ecotourism Area
As a connection point between two districts Huu Lung – Bac Son with quite complete inter-district traffic route. In addition to the biodiversity of the national nature reserve, coming to Huu Lien commune, you will explore the type of ecotourism and natural landscape tourism.
Not only diverse in habitats with rare special-use forests, rocky caves and majestic waterfalls.
Huu Lien is also an eco-tourism destination, an attractive community with many values of historical, cultural, festivals and folk games. Walking around Huu Lien commune, prominent among the flat wet rice valleys are the spacious and airy stilted houses lying in the middle of the clouds and mountains of the old forest like a water-colour painting that captivates people’s hearts.
The above places will surely make visitors feel extremely attractive and excited. Thank you for your interest in the things to do in Lang Son article. Origin Travel wishes you many enjoyable experiences.