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Son La Vietnam
Son La is a mountainous province in the Northwest. The province, whose natural
area is 14,055 sq. km, has a 250 sq. km borderline with Laos. Here is home to more
than 960,000 persons of 12 nationalities, including Thai, Kinh, Mong, Muong, XinhMun, Kho Mu, Khang, La Ha, Dao and etc.and there are many beautiful places
The Moc Chau Plateau
The Moc Chau Plateau is 1,050 meters above sea level and nearly 200 km north-
west of Hanoi. The plateau is 80 km long and 25 km wide and possesses 1,600
hectares of prairie.
Moc Chau possesses most tourism resources of Son La and the northwest
mountainous part of Northern Vietnam. In the middle
of the plateau locates a climatic sub-region with thesummers average temperature of 200C and a drier
winter than other sub-regions.
The best tourism products of the Moc Chau Tourism
Zone are relaxing and entertainment tourism,
sightseeing tourism, cultural and festive tourism and
river tours.
Coming to Moc Chau, you will have opportunities to visit historic relics, the Son
Moc Huong Cave, pine forest, the Chien Vien pagoda, the Dai Yem Waterfall, the
Phieng Luong Peak, and cultural mountain villages of the H Mong, Dao people inVan Ho where you will be witnessed Mua Khen, eat ethnic dishes and specialties,
and watch and purchase traditional handicrafts of Vietnam.
The Son Moc Huong Cave is situated next to the center of the district. Standing at
the entrance of the cave, you can view the whole landscape of Moc Chau in your
eyes. The inside of the cave is decorated with stalactite architecture, which makes
you feel like that you are living in an immortal world.
On the Moc Chau plateau, there is a dairy farm and a state-run factory producing
black tea for exports. The Moc Chau farm was established in 1958. It is one of the
biggest farms supplying fresh milk and tea of Vietnam. Visiting the plateau, you willwatch immense material fields and gardens covered with white-blossom plum-trees.
Besides, you can enjoy river tours on yachts. During the Da River tour arriving at
Son La town or rowing to the Hoa Binh Hydro-electricity, you will be attracted by
imposing mountain scenery.
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In the area of Long Luong, Van Ho - Moc Chau where most of the H Mong people
reside, transportation is very convenient, which is favorable for the development of
some cultural villages, the organization of ethnic festivals and distinctive cultural
activities of the H Mong ethnic group.
In the area of Ang Village where most of the Thai people reside, there is a race
course. From the village, you can be boated to two forests locating at km 45 and
Chieng Sai, where the Thai people of Moc Chau and the Laotians communicate in a
common language.
40 km south of Moc Chau locates the Xuan Nha Sop Cop natural preservationzone, where exists many primeval forests and rare and precious animals such as
tigers, bears, etc.
It is expected that Moc Chau will be an interesting destination for you.
Son La Prison and Son La Museum
The prison was built by French colonialism in 1908.
In 1930-1945, it was expanded and became the place
where detained revolutionary soldiers. It was
considered a steel prison and a hell on earth to stampout strong struggle of prisoners. However, in the eyes
of Vietnamese prisoners and revolutionary soldiers,
the prison was regarded as a school providing the
Vietnamese Revolution with excellent communists
like Truong Chinh, Le Duan, Nguyen Luong Bang,
Van Tien Dung, Nguyen Co Thach, Xuan Thuy, Tran Huy Lieu, etc.
By watching historic evidences in the relic area of Son La prison and museum, you
will feel the savageness of the French Colonialism and admire the sufferance and
bravery of political prisoners. Reaching the relic area, you will also be told touching
stories about in-prison activities of Vietnamese prisoners, for example, mutual helpand solidarity, revolutionary propagation, struggles for prisoners rights, etc.
Visiting this relic area, you will gain useful knowledge about cultures of 12 ethic
minority groups exhibited at the Son La Museum.
Dai Yem Waterfall
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Vat village - a long-standing residence of the people of the Thai ethnic group in Moc
Chau is granted a marvelous ecological landscapes by the nature. The village has a
waterfall called Thac Nang (Girl Waterfall) or Thac Dai Yem (Pink Blouse
Waterfall). People name them like that because the waterfall is like the pink blouse
or the beauty of a 15-year girl.
Reaching the village, you will be told the establishment of the village. You will have
opportunities to watch the magic beauty which the nature grants this area, live in a
primeval scene of the early days of the life on the earth.
In Vat village exists a number of relics relating to the Vat Pagoda like the lake of the
pagoda, which is called Noong Buong (Lotus Lake). Visiting Vat village, You will
be told the history of the village and the pagoda by village patriarchs or attend the
Xe Cha festival held in Tet festival, listen to songs, witness traditional dances and
enjoy special dishes on the Noong Buong Lak
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