Ma Phi Leng Pass - World Natural Heritage

Ma Pi Leng is a panoramic observation point that is considered one of the most beautiful in Vietnam and the world . From the top of the pass, you can see the most majestic part of the Nho Que river canyon with large faults and shifts in the earth's crust; in addition, this is also an area of ​​great value in terms of geology and geomorphology. The whole Ma Pi Leng area is a majestic natural picture, the beauty is created from rocks with many shapes; standing on the top of the pass and looking around, you can see all the vastness and majesty of the Dong Van stone plateau, along with the magnificent and majestic image of the mountains, the Nho Que river winding deep at the foot of the pass ; the ethnic groups living in the area still preserve almost intact the traditional cultural features, colorful festivals on the stone plateau. Author Huynh My Thuan with the photo series "Ma Phi Leng - World Natural Heritage" introduces Ma Pi Leng Peak located at an altitude of 1,200m in Dong Van Karst Plateau on the road named Happiness connecting Ha Giang city with Dong Van and Meo Vac districts. On October 3, 2010, the dossier "Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark" was officially recognized as a Global Geopark by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network (GGN) Advisory Council. At that time, this was the only title in Vietnam and the second in Southeast Asia. The photo series was submitted by the author to the Happy Vietnam Photo and Video Contest, organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications . At the top of the pass, looking around, you can see a vast landscape with dense limestone mountains of all shapes, typically pyramid-shaped mountains. Ma Phi Leng Peak is an area with beautiful, majestic natural landscapes and high aesthetic value; the terrain is mainly limestone mountains with many unique and interesting shapes, this place contains great potential for tourism . The pass runs along the right side of Nho Que river canyon , steep mountain slopes, vertical cliffs , the surrounding terrain is mainly limestone mountains with constantly changing micro-tectonic forms. In addition, this area also has many steep tectonic cliffs with heights of up to several hundred meters in some places, stretching out on both sides to form giant stone walls. Standing on the top of the pass, one can see the entire vast plateau; below, the Nho Que River flows like a strip of silk winding through narrow ravines. On both sides of the mountain slopes along the river are Mong villages hidden in the green of corn fields. But perhaps the most beautiful and majestic is Nho Que Canyon. Located about 1km east of the top of the pass , on both sides are vertical cliffs with a height of 670m, made of limestone. Deep below is the Nho Que River flowing through the middle of the ravine, above is a cat ear stone forest with many attractive shapes. That is what has captivated many tourists when stopping at the top of the pass, so the name "the first majestic pass , the four great peaks of the pass" is also attached to the name Ma Pi Leng.

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