Ba Be Lake - a jade in the middle of the mountains

(CPV) - As a famous tourist area in the Northeast region of Vietnam, home to a diverse ecosystem, interesting natural scenery, Ba Be Lake is likened by many tourists to a jade among the mountains and forests.

Ba Be Lake is 70 km northwest of Bac Kan city center, in the core area of ​​Ba Be National Park, Nam Mau commune, Ba Be district, Bac Kan province. This is one of the largest natural freshwater lakes in Vietnam.

                                   Visitors visit Ba Be Lake.

According to documents, Ba Be Lake formed about 200 million years ago due to geological fluctuations causing subsidence of the lakes. Limestone mountains are formed, surrounded by limestone mountains interspersed with ancient sandstone and primeval forests.

 Ba Be Lake is made up of 3 lakes: Pe Leng, Pe Lu and Pe Lam. Ba Be Lake is over 8 km long, 2 km wide at its widest place, with a water surface area of ​​about 500 ha, an average depth of 20 m, some places up to 35 m deep. The lake has many species of freshwater fish and aquatic animals, including many rare and precious fishes recorded in the Vietnam Red Book such as Kinh carp, Blue carp, Chien fish...

Ba Be is the majesty of the mountains and forests. , a charming, soft charm in the azure water, blending between heaven and earth.

The lake is vast, sometimes with moss green colors, sometimes blue, sometimes changing the shade of trees to yellow, sometimes subtly the white color of trees. clouds and sky…

                         Ba Be Lake has a diverse ecosystem.

In 1995, Ba Be Lake was recognized by the World Freshwater Lake Conference held in the US as one of the 20 special freshwater lakes in the world in need of protected.

The lake has many beautiful small islands such as Ba Goa island, An Ma island…

The boat dock takes visitors to An Ma temple (An Ma).

Visitors worship the ancestors at An Ma temple. 

Ba Be is likened by many tourists as a jade in the middle of the mountains and forests in the Northeast of the country, a place so fresh, pure and ethereal.

The lakeside has wide open areas, very suitable for the model.

 After spending time walking on the lake, visitors can stop at homestay tourist spots to feel the warm and hospitable life of the people living on the edge of the lake. Lake.

Resting in spacious and airy stilt houses, visitors have the opportunity to enjoy traditional dishes, discover the diverse cultural identity of the locality, enjoy corn wine, listen to manly songs. of the Tay people, then dance, sli, slön sentences, listen to the story of Ba Be Lake with the legend of Ba Gao island...

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Update day : 24/05/2023