Impressive destinations at the top of the country

Lang Son province is located in the northeast of Vietnam, with a cool year-round climate, the scenery changing with the seasons is extremely attractive. It also owns many tourist attractions.

Lang Son province is located in the northeast of Vietnam, with a cool year-round climate, the scenery changing with the seasons is extremely attractive. It also owns many tourist attractions.

Huu Nghi International Border Gate. (Photo collection)

Huu Nghi International Border Gate is located on National Highway 1A, 17 km north of Lang Son city, 171 km northeast of Hanoi. The place where immigration activities between Vietnam and China take place. At Huu Nghi international border gate, there is landmark 1116 attached to the national emblem of the sacred Socialist Republic of Vietnam of the Fatherland, this is the starting point of National Highway 1A connecting Lang Son with Ca Mau Cape. Huu Nghi International Border Gate is an important place in the economic corridor, contributing to promoting economic development between Vietnam and China and other countries in the ASEAN region.

Dong Dang Station.(Photo collection)

Dong Dang station is located in the North of Dong Dang town, Cao Loc district, Lang Son province. On April 24, 1889, the French Government decided to build the first railway line in Tonkin, on April 8, 1902, Dong Dang station was formed as a stopover of the Hanoi - Muong Thanh route. Nam Quan. On January 1, 1908, when adding 4 km of Dong Dang - Nam Quan railway into operation, Dong Dang station became a station with operations at both ends.

In the years 1925 - 1930, Dong Dang station was the secret reception station of the cadres of the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association. During the resistance war against the French, the Hanoi - Nam Quan railway was paralyzed, the stations were left empty until the day the long-term resistance war against the French colonialists was victorious.

On February 28, 1955, the first train opened its way from Yen Vien station to Dong Dang station to Pingxiang station (China). The locomotive, bearing the national flags of Vietnam and China, and portraits of President Ho Chi Minh and Chairman Mao Zedong were warmly welcomed by the people of the two countries.

Experiencing historical ups and downs, after 1979, the station was built more and more spaciously to better meet the travel needs of the people. On February 14, 1996, Dong Dang station was inaugurated to restore international traffic between Vietnam and China. In 2004, Dong Dang border station was officially recognized as a Grade I international intermodal station.

In particular, on February 25, 2019, Dong Dang station was honored to be the first destination in the trip of Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un to Vietnam to attend the Summit. 2nd US-North Korea summit and official friendship visit to Vietnam. Along with outstanding activities in the transport business, in recent years, Dong Dang station is also one of the destinations attracting domestic and foreign tourists to visit.

Lang Son Ancient Citadel (also known as Doan Citadel). (Photo collection)

Lang Son Ancient Citadel (also known as Doan Citadel) is located in Chi Lang ward, Lang Son city. The citadel has a rectangular shape with a circumference of more than 1km running from the south of the Goat cave to the Lang Son Pedagogical College to the old National Highway 1A and back to the Ky Cung bridge. Lang Son ancient citadel is a military architectural monument, has a very important position in defending the military defense at the gateway of the country. Doan Thanh was built to become a political, economic and cultural center of Lang Son in the feudal period. Visiting Lang Son Citadel, visitors will discover the unique features of the ancient Citadel architecture, visit and worship at sacred temples located around the Citadel.

Lang Son Wind Cave. (Photo collection)

Wind Cave is located in Sao Thuong B village, Mai Sao commune, Chi Lang district, 4km northwest of the old national highway 1A, 34km southwest of Lang Son city. Wind Cave is the widest, longest and largest of the 6 caves (Wind Cave Scenic Area), the main door faces to the southeast, the cave's arch is wide and high, the length of the three cave floors is 1,500m, the entrance of the cave is 1,500m. The first floor feeds from east to west, the rest of the cave doors open to the north. The cave floor is quite flat and easy to walk, the ceiling of the cave is high with many large stalactites hanging down creating many interesting shapes such as stone bells, stalagmites, stone columns, elephant-shaped stones, storks... all these stalactites make up Magical features like a maze.

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Mau Son tourist area is located near National Highway 4B (Lang Son-Quang Ninh), about 30km from Lang Son city center. At an average altitude of over 1,000m above sea level, Mau Son has a temperate climate with an average temperature of about 15ºC; cool summer, foggy, icy winter. Not only attractive by the majestic unspoiled natural scenery, this place also makes visitors curious by the extremely diverse and rich ecosystem. In addition, visitors also enjoy the unique culture, the specialties of the indigenous people here.

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Update day : 18/08/2023