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Khau Pha pass is one the the Big Four Passes in northern Vietnam. It is can be
said that Khau Pha Pass is the longest and craggy gorge on Highway 32 with a
length of 30 km. Located in the bordering area between Van Chan and Mu Cang Chai
district, Yen Bai province, Khau Pha Pass passing many famous landmarks such as
La Pan Tan,
Mu Cang Chai, Tu Le, Che Cu Nha, Nam Co …
Because this pass often has murky fog, mountains seem to be like clouds rising
above the sea in the Pass area so locals named Khau Pha Pass, in Thai means the
Horn of Heaven (horns mountains rising to heaven ) – a famous gorge Northwest,
where “the people” tour was ranked as one of the “big four Pass”. This is the
time when many tourists choose to conquer Pass and sightseeing. Also, come here,
tourists can admire the winding stretch of road passes among the pristine jungle
and wild. In the forest is preserved variety of plant and animal such as : black
gibbons, langurs gray; pine oil, oak and all kinds of birds, other rare animals.
From Yen Bai City, vice along Highway 32 about 5 hours, through communal
Tu Le,
Khau Pha Pass, Mu Cang Chai district appear among a plateau surrounded by
mountains identical. The winding stretch of road passes between the old forests
are bold and pristine slopes terraced fields of H’Mong, Thai people.
Paddy season is the most beauiful in Khau Pha, approximated in September or
October , when the rice terraces on foot golden paddy field. This is the time
when many tourists choose to conquer Pass and sightseeing. Also, come here,
tourists can admire the winding stretch of road passes between the pristine
jungle, wild. In the forest is preserved and preserved variety of plant and
animal you like: black gibbons, gray; oil pine, to her and all kinds of birds,
other rare animals.
Not only is a famous stretch of road pass in the tourist, landmark Khau Pha also
associated with feats recorded in the revolutionary history of Yen Bai province:
Before 1945, the partisan of Khau Pha took advantage of the terrain and special
shifting under thick clouds wind on the pass, “demonic god made” continuous
intercept the march of the French from going
Nghia Lo,
Lai Chau,
Lao Cai and
vice versa by hackbut or trap rock, prompting French troops terror respect for
heroes known as “cloud warriors”. Currently, Yen Bai is doing records monument,
memorial monument Khau Pha guerrilla team on top of the pass.
Khau Pha Pass road has two-thirds of the gravel road, bumpy gravel, just walking
through the newly beauty Tu Le is more little slightly. During the length of the
pass, it have to bend a few segment sleeve falls. On cloudy days, the pass is
particularly dangerous for the driver because the pass off without any barrier
or any warning signs. Delivery Pass has deteriorated so much for not being
regular repaired, easily eroded, subsidence due within basaltic soil, soft soil
system. Previously there was always danger lurking regularly with stones from
the mountain could fall anytime. But now, the road transport sector Pass was –
transport and repair Yen Bai province, overcome, become major tourist
attractions of road and road economic exchanges western region of Yen Bai. On
the “Horn of Heaven”, the weather is always cool like in
Sapa, in some year,
also it is snowy as at Sa Pa by the altitude more than 2,000m.
With the policy of the Party and State, the descendant of old “cloud warriors”
who residing on windswept ridges, whose lives have changed increasingly
prosperous; had the rich villages; rice, corn genus for the bumper; now the
campus has the child been to your school. Life is renewed each day, but the
people still preserve traditional culture. Khau Pha Pass conversely, you will
encounter the terraces flank are beautiful as the picturesque, mountain peaks
rising above the clouds thousands of majestic and friendly smile, cheerful
people who live on the Horn of Heaven. |
