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Suoi Thau – ‘European steppe’ in Ha Giang
Suoi Thau steppe in Xin Man district is more than 90 hectares wide, attracting tourists with its beautiful and unique scenery of wild nature.
Located about 5 km from Coc Pai town, Xin Man district, Ha Giang province, at an altitude of over 1,200m above sea level, Suoi Thau steppe is an attractive place for tourists when coming to the land to the west. West of Ha Giang province, with wild and rustic beauty but no less majestic.
Suoi Thau has gentle natural scenery and fresh air, belongs to part of Nan Ma commune, and is the gateway connecting Xin Man with Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province.
Coming to Suoi Thau, people are often impressed with the landscape as a picture of diverse shades of nature between immense mountains and green rice and corn fields. Each season, the savanna offers visitors a different experience. In spring, canola flowers bloom creating a warm scene for visitors to visit. In the summer will be the green colors of corn fields and rice fields, and in autumn, the steppe becomes soft with rustic colors. The cold of winter will be dispelled with the bright colors of buckwheat flowers interspersed with rows of sandalwood rising in the middle of the vast steppe.
Recently, Suoi Thau has gradually become the choice of thousands of tourists when coming to Ha Giang to have more new and unique experiences. The lives of the people here are also gradually changing, with a new rhythm of life associated with the lifestyle of the people with bold national identity on the vast steppe land.
In addition to attracting visitors with the poetic and peaceful natural scenery. Suoi Thau steppe also becomes close and attracted by the simplicity and sincerity of the people here. On the steppe, the Mong people often grow food crops such as rice, corn, medicinal herbs, etc. When the food crops come to the harvest season, people take advantage of planting some more flowering plants suitable to the soil conditions. climate, such as buckwheat flowers, and mustard flowers… both provide daily food and bring bright yellow flowers in late winter. A vast space of grass and flowers on the prairie has become an inspiration for many photographers to come and unleash their creativity.
Currently, the total planning area of the steppe area of Suoi Thau village is 146 hectares, including land belonging to the administrative boundary of Coc Pai town and land belonging to the administrative boundary of Nan Ma commune.
Suoi Thau steppe is assessed to have a lot of potential for tourism development, especially in its natural and natural values that can be well exploited. Besides, Suoi Thau also contributes to increasing the natural beauty and cultural diversity of the Mong ethnic group, creating unique cultural values for Ha Giang province. province. This place has just been put into tourism operation, the investment has not taken advantage of the full potential of the natural landscape, and traditional cultural values of the local people.
In the period 2015 – 2020, Xin Man district tourism welcomes over 137,000 visitors, of which, for international tourists alone, it is estimated at 15,000 turns; total tourism revenue reached 68 billion. The whole district has 31 accommodation business establishments. Based on that result and the goal of exploiting the potential, advantages of natural resources, and cultural identities of ethnic groups, the People’s Committee of Xin Man district wants to promote the construction of the Suoi Thau Prairie tourist area.
In the next period, the Suoi Thau steppe will be built into an agricultural tourist destination. Here, amusement parks, mountain bike racing, buckwheat flower planting… will be built. It is expected that investment capital will come from domestic, joint ventures and foreign investment capital (FDI).
The construction of activities at Suoi Thau steppe tourist area will create an attractive destination, contributing to creating jobs and income for the local community. With the goal by 2025, the locality will promote the construction and exploit the tourism potential of the Suoi Thau steppe to attract tourists, and at the same time invest in building more facilities providing accommodation and services. Tourism services meet the needs of visiting and bring many meaningful experiences to the peaceful steppe land of Suoi Thau.
Suoi Thau – ‘European steppe’ in Ha Giang
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