God's Eye Mountain - a natural wonder of the Northeast

Mat Than Mountain is located in the Thang Hen Lake scenic complex of Non Nuoc Cao Bang UNESCO Geopark, with a system of 36 interconnected lakes located in two communes, Cao Chuong (Trung Khanh district) and Quoc Toan (Trung Khanh district), about 50km from the center of Cao Bang city.

Surrounded by undulating rocky mountains and winding streams, creating a majestic beauty. According to scientists , Mat Than Mountain is actually a dry cave, a fossil cave formed more than 300 million years ago.

The cave is at its current height due to uplift during the neotectonic period, including tower-shaped and cone-shaped mountain blocks interwoven with dozens of large and small lakes.

Below the God's Eye Mountain are winding streams that surround the vast, green grass carpet, creating a soft, poetic beauty like a young girl in her prime. On the vast green grass patches by the lake are deep caves with moss-covered bottoms and jagged stalactites of various shapes.

What is unique here is that the lakes are connected to each other with surface streams or underground streams. Therefore, the water level of the lakes can change seasonally, sometimes very suddenly, sometimes in just a few hours the water will rise dramatically, and in just a few moments the water will boil and can drain completely. When the water recedes, around the Mountain God's Eye is a valley of velvety green grass, the mountain peaks are close together, with many shapes and sizes, creating a charming natural landscape.

Mat Than Mountain is about 32km from Cao Bang city center. To get to Mat Than Mountain, you need to go straight along KH-BG road for about 7km and then turn right onto QL3. Then, you continue straight to the sign to DT205 road and turn left onto DT205 road. Next, you go straight on DT205 road for about 6km more to see the sign to turn left to Mat Than Mountain.

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