Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve

Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve is located in Phung Hiep district, Hau Giang province, about 40km from Vi Thanh city. With a total area of ​​over 2,800 hectares stretching from the west of the Hau River to the U Minh region, not only is it known as the "green lung" of the Mekong Delta, Lung Ngoc Hoang is also a place to preserve biodiversity. The most unique in the country today. In the local language, "lung" is a wild, swampy area of ​​land. Lung Ngoc Hoang roughly explains it as "God's flooded lowland". According to folk legend, in the past, there were many herds of elephants (statues) moving and looking for food from one place to another. The herds of elephants caused land subsidence and landslides, forming valleys, pools, ditches, ponds, etc. creek. From time to time, the Jade Emperor descended to earth to visit here, so gradually this lung was named Lung Ngoc Hoang! Lung Ngoc Hoang is a wetland full of wildness and mystery, having existed for a long time. In the past, this place was known as the "dead land", flooded all year round, and weeds grew towering. If you get lost in this area, it is difficult to find the way out, due to the vast terrain and tangled vines, wild and deserted. According to the book "Can Tho Geography" (2003), about 120 years ago, someone came to exploit Lung Ngoc Hoang. Before 1945, there were many landowners who hired people with broken land to farm and exploit fish. Later, due to the war, Lung Ngoc Hoang was abandoned and became a revolutionary base during the two resistance wars against the French and Americans. Previously, this area was assigned to Phuong Ninh Forest Enterprise to invest in planting melaleuca trees, exploiting aquatic resources and protecting the environment. By 2002, Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve was officially established to become the most prominent destination of Hau Giang tourism. This place is known as a wetland and is home to hundreds of rare species of animals and plants, with hundreds of thousands of melaleuca trees growing nearly ten meters high one after another. Researchers said that the Lung Ngoc Hoang nature reserve has over 330 plant species with 224 genera and 92 families. Among these, there are 56 newly discovered species. Lung Ngoc Hoang is a diverse biological area with many flora of different wetland ecosystems. These are species of vine growing under the roots or on the stems of Melaleuca, reeds, reeds, buong bong... There are also quite a lot of terrestrial species such as cassava, hairy, mua, gaa...etc. Lung Ngoc Hoang also gathers many rare animal species, including species listed in Vietnam and the world's red books such as hairy-nosed otters, turtles, cobras... With a system of rich and wild valleys. Combined with strictly protected Melaleuca forests, Lung Ngoc Hoang is a suitable place for countless species of amphibians, fish and shrimp to live. This place was once considered the fish's navel of the area west of the Hau River. To visit and explore the Melaleuca forest, you have to buy a ticket to rent bamboo sticks (also known as loin shells). Entering Lung Ngoc Hoang, visitors will feel like they are lost in a fairy-tale sky, peaceful and full of wilderness like Lung Sen, Lung Tran, Lung Chuoi Nuoc. Coming to Lung Ngoc Hoang, you will have the opportunity to take a canoe through the cool melaleuca forest, see firsthand the huge cajuput trees, spreading their roots like a unique dress... Visitors will encounter desolate fields as far as the horizon with flocks of teal and white storks fluttering their wings. The deeper you go, the wilder and more poetic the scenery becomes. More interestingly, you can go fishing and be guided in how to draw, cast, catch fish... just like a farmer. From the 21m high observation tower located in the center of Ngoc Hoang lung, visitors can see the panoramic view of the endless melaleuca forest, the surrounding canals... bringing a refreshing feeling when immersed in the surrounding green nature. cool, fresh. You can go to the restaurant area with small leaf huts to enjoy delicious and attractive dishes such as: grilled snakehead fish, boiled eel, kitchen duck, boneless fish, famous specialties of Hau Giang. A meal with a strong Western flavor and a very rustic feel amidst the romantic scenery of this forest will surely be an unforgettable experience for visitors.

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Ngày cập nhật : 01/04/2023