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As October transitions into autumn, Cao Bang enters its most beautiful period of the year. While Hanoi's autumn is fragrant with the scent of milk flowers, Cao Bang's autumn evokes nostalgia with its powerful, cascading waters, like white silk ribbons amidst the mountains and forests of the Northeast. With its pristine and peaceful beauty, Cao Bang has become a destination that everyone wants to visit at least once.
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Let me go explore the beautiful landscapes of Cao Bang.
The melodious tunes that play as autumn begins to arrive stir up a longing in travel enthusiasts, making them want to hop on a bus and return to Cao Bang.
Ban Gioc Waterfall is a popular tourist destination, especially for foreign visitors.
Located about 300 km from Hanoi, Cao Bang offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in a vast landscape of mountains, rivers, and sky, with an atmosphere and way of life completely different from the bustling capital.
The town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with "three sides bordered by turbulent rivers / four sides surrounded by towering pillars."
Just standing on the balcony of a high-rise building, you can clearly see the meandering river hidden amidst the towering mountains, embracing the charming and peaceful Cao Bang.
Cao Bang is beautiful in every season, but perhaps the most beautiful time is autumn, from September to November each year. During this period, the rice in the terraced fields begins to ripen to a golden yellow, and the water turns a turquoise color. Waves of water surge and crash, creating a white foam amidst a magnificent and majestic natural landscape.
Cao Bang is surrounded by a lush green of mountains and forests, and the scent of young rice wafts through the air.
The most attractive destination in Cao Bang is Ban Gioc Waterfall - the largest natural waterfall in Southeast Asia, located in Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province. Nature has bestowed upon this place a majestic beauty. Surrounded by mountains and forests, the waterfall has three tiers, cascading down from a height of over 30 meters, below which flows the tranquil Quay Son River.
The water flow here constantly changes with the seasons. Sometimes the water level is so high that it loses its turquoise color, while other times, when the water level is low, you'll only see bare rocks amidst the forest.
In particular, during the rainy season, Ban Gioc Waterfall is likened to a "fairyland amidst the mountains and forests" because of its majestic and magnificent beauty rarely found elsewhere. After a long journey of nearly 100 km from the center of Cao Bang city, visitors will surely be soothed by the gentle spray of water on their faces, a refreshing and invigorating experience, reflecting the inherent beauty and tranquility of this place.
Crossing the Bang Giang bridge and heading back towards Hoa An - Ha Quang on the Pac Bo road, visitors arrive at the Pac Bo Historical Site - the birthplace of the Revolution. Along both sides of the more than 50 km long road are majestic mountains and terraced rice fields ripening to a golden color.
The scenic views along the way, though not directly connected to any specific landmark, always leave travelers in awe at every stretch of the journey.
These seemingly familiar beauties, blended together in the same space with the gentle autumn sky, are truly captivating, especially for those who choose to travel by motorbike.
The Pac Bo historical site is a complex of historical relics including landmarks such as: the 0 km milestone - the starting point of Cao Bang, Lenin Stream, Karl Marx Cave… This is where President Ho Chi Minh spent more than 30 years searching for a way to save the country.
In addition, Cao Bang also has many other tourist attractions such as Thang Hen Lake, Truc Lam Ban Gioc Buddhist Pagoda, and the Vietnam-China border marker, which are also noteworthy and have become popular check-in spots for young people.
Cao Bang cuisine doesn't have many outstanding features, however, those who have visited should definitely try the unmissable specialties such as: rice rolls, steamed rice cakes, roast duck, chestnuts, grilled sausage, etc.
Many years ago, Cao Bang was known for its numerous historical sites. But more than just a historical site, Cao Bang offers visitors experiences that are both novel and pristine, rustic and unspoiled, with all the purity that nature has bestowed upon this land. This autumn, come to Cao Bang to immerse yourself in the majestic mountains and landscapes of the Northeast.
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