White pear blossom season on Cao Bang rocky mountain

Pear flowers bloom throughout the highland villages. Photo: Tan Van.

In Bao Lac district, Cao Bang province, this tree is planted around the stilt houses of the ethnic minorities. This is also a familiar tree to the ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous region.

Local people often tell each other the saying "Dong Khe girls, Bao Lac pears", meaning the petals are as pure white as a girl's skin.

Blooming white pear flowers. Photo: Tan Van.

Over time, pear trees not only produce fruit but also become a companion to the people.

Xuan Truong commune, Bao Lac district has 4 ethnic groups living together. Every stilt house here, whether of Mong, Dao, Tay or Nung ethnic groups, has pear trees, some families have dozens of pear trees.

Mrs. Lanh Thi Va, 79 years old, said: "When I got married, my parents were poor and had nothing to give their daughter as a dowry. They only had a few pear trees that they brought from my parents' house. My husband planted them in the garden. For many years, the trees have always produced fruit."

Every fruit season, people here pick the fruit and place it on the altar, burn incense for their ancestors as a way to remember and preserve traditional culture.

Pure white petals. Photo: Tan Van.

Nowadays, when mass media is developed, pear trees in Xuan Truong are known to many people, and many tourists come to Xuan Truong.

Xuan Truong residents are more aware of the need to preserve the typical trees of this remote land.

The pear tree in the middle of the field in Ban Chuong hamlet is like a symbol of Xuan Truong that many people know by the name

The pear tree in the middle of the field in Ban Chuong hamlet is like a symbol of Xuan Truong that many people know by the name "lonely pear tree". Photo: Tan Van.

Although the economic efficiency is not high, Xuan Truong people still preserve and develop pear and bamboo gardens. Each pear tree in the garden is associated with a story and a memory. Preserving the garden is also a reminder for children to not forget the merits of their parents.

At this time, each pure white flower intertwines with red buds to create a very unique image, signaling the upcoming pear blossom season.

Pear tree is like a companion to the people. Photo: Tan Van.

In 2025, the Mong Ethnic Cultural Festival - Pear Flower Season of Bao Lac District will be held on March 15 right at the field of Ban Chuong hamlet, Xuan Truong commune.

A representative of the People's Committee of Xuan Truong commune said: "The festival not only contributes to promoting local landscapes and attracting tourists, but also gradually realizes the determination to build Xuan Truong into a local tourist center."

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