The Unique Natural Picture of Ba Be in Autumn

Ba Be National Park in Bac Kan province is a natural area with the most beautiful sceneries in the North. In autumn, the water in the lake is blue and smooth reflecting surrounding trees.

About 240km from Hanoi, the road to Ba is now quite convenient whether travelling by car or motorcycle. In the late fall and in the early winter, the ancient trees in Ba Be forest are dyed with yellow, leaves are gradually replaced. Along the road from the gate of the park are ancient trees with hundreds of years old. Its trunk with the size of two or three arms is a unique beauty of Ba Be. This season, the water level in the lake is shallow but blue and smooth as a huge mirror reflecting mountains and sky of the highland.

Indeed, only walking or cycling slowly along the trails that one can see all the charming beauty of the region. On the roads through the villages of Nam Mau, there are countless beautiful moments. On the high slopes crossing a mountain ledge, looking towards the lake, visitors will encounter very nice pictures. They are old and scrawny trees hanging its shadow down the lake. Yellow leaves flutter whenever wind blows. In the distance are small islands floating on the deep- blue water of Ba Be Lake.

It is more interesting when catching the image of fishermen on the canoe casting their fishing nets. Although now most of boats are made of iron instead of wood as before, the Tay people here still retain the beauty and uniqueness on those fishing boats. This season water in the lake is shallow which reveals plots for villagers in Nam Mau to cultivate. Villages with stilt houses in the distance along with rice fields on the edge of the water also enchant travelers wandering around this place.

On the way to explore Ba Be National Park by walking, cycling under the jungle on the lakeside is a must-see landscape; it is Hua Ma cave, located about 6km from Pac Ngoi village. Hua Ma Cave is well known for ten years and there are many things still undiscovered. Currently cave passage for travelers to visit is about one kilometer long. According to unofficial calculations, the cave is over a hectare wide, and there are points from the floor to the ceiling over 50 meter high. The multi-colored stone blocks gradually amaze tourists. After walking for a short distance, you will see the cave is tightened up; which make people think it is the end of the road, but not so. Just stepping through a small slot, you will see a vast space with a stone matrix. As continuing, there are countless stalactites gardens during nearly 1,000 meter long journey.

Some stalactites here are giant blocks as ancient trunks among Ba Be forest with various shapes from lotus, tower, to the Buddha image, and Duong Tang. All tourists visiting Hua Ma fascinate with the spectacular beauty of the cave. Although the cave is the most beautiful landscape of Ba Be National Park, Hua Ma has not been as famous as Phong Nha Cave, Thien Duong, Huong Tich or Bich Dong. That makes Hua Ma have a particularly attractiveness; natural setting invites visitors and researchers, explorers to continue to enjoy and explore.

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