Golden ripe paddy fields as seen from Hang Mua peak (Source: VNA)Ninh Binh (VNS/VNA) - Ripe rice season atTam Coc-Bich Dong tourism site inside the Trang An Landscape Complex innorthern Ninh Binh province is a highlight of the ongoing Ninh Binh TourismWeek.
Themed “Yellow Rice Season in Tam Coc-TrangAn”, the week will be packed with various activities, such as business fairs,weaving of traditional lace, traditional cuisine fairs, folk music and waterpuppetry shows. The Tourism Week will conclude on June 16.
Located inside the TrangAn Landscape Complex, which was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO onJune 23, 2014, the Tam Coc-Bich Dong tourism site has one of the most scenicrice fields in Vietnam, with a romantic waterway and karst mountains. The sitehosts various tourism forms, including eco-tourism, spiritual tourism as wellas culture and community-based tourism.
June is an impressivemonth at the site, with carpets of yellow rice fields stretched along the banksof Ngo Dong river, zigzagging its way through karst mountains and caves.Besides aesthetics and geological value, Tam Coc-Bich Dong has a lot ofcultural values too. It guards the history of the Hoa Lu ancient imperialcapital, which was chosen by various kings during the Dinh, early Le andbeginning of Ly reigns between 968-1009 as well as by primitive humansthousands of years ago.
The Tourism Week isthe first activity of its kind in the framework of a programme celebrating the1,050th anniversary of Dai Co Viet(Great Viet), the first centralised feudal state in Vietnam. It also provides a platform to showcase theprovince’s tourism products.
The Trang An Landscape Complex was recognised by UNESCO asthe world’s mixed cultural and natural heritage, the first of its kind inSoutheast Asia.
In UNESCO's words, "Trang An is a resplendent complex oflimestone karst peaks which are permeated with valleys, including submergedones, and surrounded by steep, almost vertical cliffs," nestling on thesouthern shore of the Red River Delta.
Archaeological traces of human activity dating back thousandsof years have been found within the complex.
The 12,250-hectare complex boasts several nationallyrecognised sites like the Trang An ecotourism site and Hoa Lu, Vietnam'scapital in the 10th and 11th centuries. The area also has many temples,pagodas, paddy fields, villages and other sacred sites.
It is home to about 500 flora species, 73 species of birdsand 41 species of other animals and has a diverse ecosystem.-VNS/VNA
Themed “Yellow Rice Season in Tam Coc-TrangAn”, the week will be packed with various activities, such as business fairs,weaving of traditional lace, traditional cuisine fairs, folk music and waterpuppetry shows. The Tourism Week will conclude on June 16.
Located inside the TrangAn Landscape Complex, which was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO onJune 23, 2014, the Tam Coc-Bich Dong tourism site has one of the most scenicrice fields in Vietnam, with a romantic waterway and karst mountains. The sitehosts various tourism forms, including eco-tourism, spiritual tourism as wellas culture and community-based tourism.
June is an impressivemonth at the site, with carpets of yellow rice fields stretched along the banksof Ngo Dong river, zigzagging its way through karst mountains and caves.Besides aesthetics and geological value, Tam Coc-Bich Dong has a lot ofcultural values too. It guards the history of the Hoa Lu ancient imperialcapital, which was chosen by various kings during the Dinh, early Le andbeginning of Ly reigns between 968-1009 as well as by primitive humansthousands of years ago.
The Tourism Week isthe first activity of its kind in the framework of a programme celebrating the1,050th anniversary of Dai Co Viet(Great Viet), the first centralised feudal state in Vietnam. It also provides a platform to showcase theprovince’s tourism products.
The Trang An Landscape Complex was recognised by UNESCO asthe world’s mixed cultural and natural heritage, the first of its kind inSoutheast Asia.
In UNESCO's words, "Trang An is a resplendent complex oflimestone karst peaks which are permeated with valleys, including submergedones, and surrounded by steep, almost vertical cliffs," nestling on thesouthern shore of the Red River Delta.
Archaeological traces of human activity dating back thousandsof years have been found within the complex.
The 12,250-hectare complex boasts several nationallyrecognised sites like the Trang An ecotourism site and Hoa Lu, Vietnam'scapital in the 10th and 11th centuries. The area also has many temples,pagodas, paddy fields, villages and other sacred sites.
It is home to about 500 flora species, 73 species of birdsand 41 species of other animals and has a diverse ecosystem.-VNS/VNA
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