Four famous Vietnamese waterfalls featured on postage stamps

The Ministry of Information and Communications and Vietnam Post Corporation have just officially released the stamp set "Vietnam Waterfalls" to contribute to promoting the image of the country, people and landscapes of Vietnam.

The stamp set includes 4 stamps, designed by artist Nguyen Duc Lan on a stamp size of 43x32 (mm) with images of 4 famous waterfalls of Vietnam including Dai Yem waterfall (Son La province), May waterfall (Thanh Hoa province), Pongour waterfall (Lam Dong province) and Suoi Tranh waterfall (Kien Giang province).

Dai Yem Waterfall is the most beautiful waterfall in Moc Chau plateau, Son La province, associated with the legend of the love between a boy and a girl from the mountains of Moc Chau.

Dai Yem Waterfall, also known as “Nang Waterfall” or “Ban Vat Waterfall,” is located in Muong La Commune, Moc Chau District, Son La Province. The waterfall is called Dai Yem because, according to legend, the waterfall is the strip of a girl’s scarf that saved a boy from the flood.

The waterfall is located about 5 km from the center of Moc Chau district in the direction of National Highway 43 to Long Sap border gate. When you reach the Pa Hang border gate intersection, you can go by car on the main road or follow the stream about 4 km to the intersection of the two streams to reach Dai Yem waterfall.

Dai Yem Waterfall is located on Vat stream, originating from two streams Bo Co Lam and Bo Ta Chau in Vat village - this is a Thai village with a very long history. Vat stream flows for about 5km then combines with a large stream starting from Bo Sap village (bordering Vietnam - Laos), at the confluence of these two streams the water meets a limestone mountain flowing down to form the majestic Dai Yem waterfall.

Dai Yem Waterfall is about 100 meters high and is divided into two parts. The upper waterfall is more than 70 meters wide and has 9 floors (like the "9 steps of love" in the legend), the lower waterfall has only 5 floors and is about 200 meters away. Separating the two waterfalls is a flat land that is extremely convenient for tourists to visit and admire the beautiful scenery.

Under the Bo Sap stream are thousands of strange-looking stone slabs of different shapes, very large ancient trees, larger than a person's embrace, the tree roots intertwined and blending into the stream bed. If you want to explore more, you can climb to the top of the waterfall, you will admire an extremely rich flora. Not only that, from here you can look out to see the entire plateau, majestic mountains and forests.

In the rainy season, when the amount of water from upstream flows down, with 9 waterfall levels and water pouring down from above is the time when Dai Yem waterfall is most beautiful. For a long time, Dai Yem waterfall has become an attractive destination for tourists when coming to Moc Chau with a majestic and poetic landscape.

May Waterfall has a wild beauty, clear blue water, is an attractive tourist destination in Thach Lam commune, Thach Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province.

May Waterfall is also known as the “Nine Levels of Love” waterfall. According to legend, once upon a time, nine fairies, while traveling to the mortal world, accidentally came across a beautiful waterfall. Unable to resist the beauty of this waterfall, the nine fairies went down to bathe here.

May Waterfall belongs to the majestic Truong Son Bac limestone mountain system. The water flows down from a height of about 400 meters, divided into 9 small waterfalls like steps, creating a majestic, wild and magical natural landscape, surprising anyone who comes here.

The best time to explore this place is in the summer, especially from June to August every year. This is when it rains a lot, the water will flow more violently, creating white foam, cool and extremely suitable for cooling off on hot summer days.

Pongour Waterfall, also known as the "seven-story waterfall" because the water flows through seven layers of rock, is located in Tan Hoi commune, Duc Trong district, about 50km south of Da Lat city center, Lam Dong province.

Pongour Waterfall in Dalat has a wonderful beauty like a watercolor painting. Coming here, you will be amazed by the majestic beauty of this waterfall. In addition to the beautiful scenery, this waterfall is also associated with a little-known legend originating from the K'Ho ethnic group in Dalat.

Once upon a time, there was a small village ruled by a beautiful girl named Kanai. The beautiful chief had many talents and could hunt and subdue all kinds of wild animals. Therefore, the villagers could live in peace in the large forest under her protection. She raised four large rhinos to help the villagers reclaim land and farm to fight against enemies.

On a full moon day in January, the chiefess breathed her last. The four rhinos surrounded her, refusing to eat or drink anything, and died soon after. When the chiefess died, her hair turned into a clear white stream of water. The horns of the four rhinos turned into stone slabs so they could continue to protect the villagers.

To remember the beautiful prison head who always devoted himself to protecting the villagers until his last breath, on the full moon day of the first lunar month, every year, this waterfall organizes a spring festival with interesting activities and folk games for visitors to participate in.

Thanks to its wild and majestic beauty, Pongour waterfall is also known as "Nam Thien De Nhat Thac" and has become one of the must-see destinations when coming to Da Lat.

Suoi Tranh Waterfall is located in Suoi May Hamlet, Duong To Commune, Phu Quoc Island District, Kien Giang Province. Suoi Tranh Stream originates from small streams on Ham Ninh Mountain Range, after winding through small ravines, it creates a soft, clear stream combined with rocky rapids to create a poetic beauty under the lush green forest canopy.

Suoi Tranh Phu Quoc Island is a natural tourist destination that attracts visitors. Although it is not a large waterfall, the combination of mountains and spring water creates a beautiful scene, attracting visitors from the first visit.

Visitors can visit Tranh stream at any time of the year. This is a natural eco-tourism area, so it is open to welcome visitors in all seasons.

However, to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery at this place, you should choose to come between June and January of the following year. During this time, the weather in Phu Quoc is very beautiful with sunlight filtering through the treetops and a lot of stream water flowing in. This image evokes a peaceful but equally majestic natural beauty.

In order to diversify the stamp products, serving customers and stamp collectors, Vietnam Post has designed the first 4 issue date stamps with images suitable for the 4 waterfalls introduced in the stamp set.

The stamp set "Vietnam Waterfalls" is available on the postal network from August 15, 2022 to June 30, 2024.

Phuong Thao is the Editor of Travellive Magazine. She is passionate about traveling and loves to capture moments with her camera in every land she visits. Travel, art, and lifestyle are her favorite writing topics.

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