Binh Lieu is a strange name to many people because when mentioning Quang Ninh, most people think of Ha Long, Co To or Quan Lan but forget that this land also has mountains and forests, and also has beautiful forests. The road trip captivates people’s hearts.
Binh Lieu is more than 100km northeast of Ha Long city center, is a mountainous district near the border. People still refer to Binh Lieu as a miniature Sapa because coming to this small district, you will live with the culture of ethnic minorities such as Dao, Tay, San Chi,… and admire the vast mountains and forests. You will be able to inhale the scent of anise and cinnamon, hear the murmuring sounds of thousands of streams, and you will also be able to walk around the market, holding colorful brocades in your hands.
Which season is best to travel to Binh Lieu?
Binh Lieu is beautiful in almost every season, so just arrange your work and you can hit the road and go. Each season, Binh Lieu is beautiful in a different way. In the spring, you will be able to participate in unique festivals of northern ethnic minorities such as Luc Na communal house festival, Soong Co love singing festival, “wind abstaining day”, festivals here all have a strong character. ‘love market’ of the highlands.
If you travel to Binh Lieu in the last days of March and early April, you will admire the beautiful Trau flower season. If you come to Binh Lieu in the summer and fall, the attraction of this small district is the waterfalls and green terraced fields.
The end of the year is also a time worth setting out because the first days of winter are when the terraced fields take on the golden color of ripe rice, the season of chrysanthemum flowers, the celebration of new rice and many other interesting things.
Means of transportation to Binh Lieu
If you like to travel, don’t hesitate to go to Binh Lieu by motorbike. From Hanoi to Binh Lieu is about 260 km, and from Ha Long city it is only about 100 km.
The road to Binh Lieu is from Ha Long city, go to Highway 18A (Tien Yen intersection) and then turn to Road 18 C to Binh Lieu. If you go by car from Ha Long city, it only takes about 3 hours to get to Binh Lieu.
Tourist attractions not to be missed when coming to Binh Lieu
Binh Lieu does not have towering mountains, nor vast terraced fields. Binh Lieu is gentle with mountains and forests, with the image of terraced fields that are not too wide but still golden every ripe rice season.
When coming to Binh Lieu, don’t miss the places below
– Luc Na communal house: Luc Na Communal House has 5 rooms in total, round wooden columns about 40-50cm in diameter, brick walls, and yin-yang tiled roofs. It can be said that Luc Na Communal House is the largest communal house in the district, associated with the legend of an upside-down bamboo tree and deeply marked by the revolutionary history of Binh Lieu district.
– Hoanh Mo border gate: Coming to Binh Lieu, don’t forget to save memorable moments at the border milestone 1317 Hoanh Mo.
– Binh Lieu district central market: Previously, the market only opened on odd days, but now the market is open every day and is busiest on weekends.
– Khe Van Waterfall, Huc Dong commune: This is one of the most worth visiting places in Binh Lieu. Almost everyone who comes here must pass through Khe Van to hear the sound of flowing water and watch the water drop from above like a cloud. The road to Khe Van waterfall is not necessarily easy, but quite strenuous on foot. However, this is also an opportunity for tourists to see with their own eyes the rocky pebble streams and terraced fields. lush green or ancient ethnic houses.
Khe Van Waterfall is nearly 100m high, the waterfall has up to 3 levels of water, each level has a different appearance. If you come here during the rainy season, you will see the image of white foam, extremely beautiful.
In addition to watching the waterfall, coming here you will also see a group of rocks that do not follow any shape but are extremely unique. On March 16 (lunar calendar), the Soong Co singing festival also takes place here, many couples have tied the knot from such singing festivals.
– Song Mooc village – Song Mooc waterfall: This is a place with anise forests, cinnamon forests and terraced fields. You will be able to breathe in the fresh air, fragrant with the scent of plants and forget the fatigue of the long trip.
– Ba Lanh Mountain: Ba Lanh Mountain is a destination associated with the legend of God’s Rock, which always attracts listeners, with a calm and clear lake on the mountain.
In addition to these places, you can also visit and do charity work in the villages of Binh Lieu district.
If you come to Binh Lieu during the festival season, you will be immersed in the atmosphere of ethnic people, extremely interesting. Binh Lieu has a number of big festivals such as Dinh Luc Na festival, An Po festival, Soong Co singing festival, San Co singing festival,… These festivals usually take place in the spring.
Binh Lieu travel itinerary
Schedule:
– Morning: 06:30 Depart to travel to Binh Lieu
– 09:00 The group arrives in Binh Lieu. Visit the District Center market, where agricultural products and medicinal plants of the Dao, Tay, and San Chi ethnic groups are sold. After visiting the market, you can visit the district’s OCOP Center to shop for local agricultural products and Binh Lieu villages;
– 10:00 You continue on your way to visit Song Mooc Village – Song Mooc Waterfall, where anise, cinnamon forests and terraced fields blend with the intact Dao Thanh Phan ethnic identity;
– Noon: Have lunch and rest at a local house in Song Mooc village (Lunch includes village chicken, new sticky rice or seven-color sticky rice and soft drinks).
– After lunch, leave Ban Song Mooc, visit Ban Phai Lau along the border patrol route, go to Ban Phat Chi and go to Milestone 1317 dividing rivers and mountains between Vietnam and China; to feel the sacredness of the border region (you can take photos with strangely shaped rocks)…
– 14:00 Visit Hoanh Mo Border Gate and Luc Na Communal House – the only communal house in Binh Lieu worshiping general Hoang Can who had meritorious service in fighting the enemy during the Le Dynasty king.
– 15:30 The group leaves Binh Lieu for Ha Long.
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