The beauty of Bat Xat

The merger opens up a larger development space for the new Bat Xat commune, enhancing its competitiveness and strengthening regional linkages... including in the tourism sector.

On June 16, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 1673 establishing Bat Xat commune by merging the existing natural area and population of four communes: Quang Kim, Phin Ngan, Ban Qua, Ban Vuoc, and Bat Xat town. After the merger, Bat Xat commune has a natural area of ​​189.98 ^km² and a population of 26,838 people.

With its potential and advantages in landscape, climate, and ethnic cultural identity, the newly established Bat Xat commune will have ample room to develop community tourism, contributing alongside other economic sectors to create a comprehensive and diverse overall development picture, gradually leading the locality to rapid and sustainable development, becoming a center for international economic trade, in line with the goals set by the First Party Congress of the commune for the 2025-2030 term.

The merger opens up a larger development space for the new Bat Xat commune, enhancing its competitiveness and strengthening regional linkages... including in the tourism sector. (In the photo: Tung Lieng terraced rice fields in Bat Xat commune, viewed from Lao Vang village - Photo by Tran Hau)

In autumn, Bat Xat becomes enchanting with its golden terraced rice fields. By introducing high-yield, specialty rice varieties, Bat Xat has ensured food security in recent years, and its people have also earned high incomes from cultivating specialty rice (In the photo: Bat Xat terraced rice fields during the harvest season - Photo by Tran Hau).

The peaceful highlands of Bat Xat are dotted with villages nestled amidst the warm golden hues of rice paddies and the verdant green of the mountains and forests (In the photo: Van Ho on a new day - Photo by Tran Hau).

Not only does Bat Xat captivate visitors during the rice harvest season, but visiting during the rainy season will make you feel like you've wandered into a land of "mirrors of the sky" (In the photo: Terraced rice fields in Lao Vang village during the rainy season - Photo by Tran Hau).

Due to its unique topography, the streams flowing through the area have also bestowed upon Bat Xat many beautiful waterfalls (In the photo: Ban Vuoc Waterfall in Bat Xat commune - Photo by Tran Hau).

Located about 10 km from the bustling Lao Cai ward, Lao Vang Lake in Bat Xat is an ideal destination for tourists every weekend. Here, visitors can immerse themselves in the dreamy, peaceful natural scenery and relax while watching the locals rowing boats to catch fish (In the photo: Lao Vang Lake - Photo by Tran Hau).

Along with its picturesque natural scenery, Bat Xat is also an ideal stop for those who love exploring ethnic cultures (In the photo: The 12-lamp initiation ceremony of the Phin Ngan Red Dao people - Photo by Tran Hau).

The ethnic minorities in Bat Xat still preserve their traditional cultural features, which is the foundation for the locality to preserve and conserve ethnic culture and contribute to the development of community tourism, improving the lives of the people (In the photo: The wedding procession of the Red Dao people - Photo by Tran Hau).

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