11/06/2022
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Gorgeous landscape and marvelous ethnic minority villages are among the reasons that UAE suggests travelers visit Vietnam.
According to The National (UAE), after a two-year hiatus of the Covid-19 pandemic, the South-East Asian nation welcomes vaccinated visitors from mid-March, and there are five compelling reasons for travelers to visit the country.
๐ป๐ณ The long history
For Ronan OโConnell, the staff-writer of The National, the image of an elderly Vietnamese woman in her conical hat riding her bike passing through the gate of the one-thousand-year-old Duong Lam village has impressed him the most during his last trip to the country.
According to him, Vietnamโs cities have modernized at the pace of a sprint over the past 20 years. But tourists need not venture too far beyond the urban sprawl to savor traditional communities.
โOnly 60 kilometers west of the capital, Hanoi, Duong Lamโs weathered streets are decorated by historic temples, shrines, and assembly halls that have been designated as national cultural assets,โ he wrote
โIt remains primarily a farming village, encircled by fields of rice, groundnuts, sweet potato and spinach. Duong Lam has no extraordinary sights - no giant pagodas or teeming markets. What it offers is simpler: an insight into Vietnamโs peaceful rural communities, where traditional customs flourish,โ he added.
Ronan also suggests travelers watch locals weaving scarecrows from straw, acting out ancient fables during festivals, or steering water buffalo through farmland.
๐ป๐ณ The surf-friendly waters
More than 40 years ago, Apocalypse Nowโs surfing scene turned Vietnam into an unlikely new destination for tourists interested in riding waves. One particular strip of sand is still famous thanks to that movie, according to The National.
My Khe beach as it is known locally was the setting for that extraordinary anti-American War scene, where two surfers rode waves while villages were bombed in the background.
This majestic location on Vietnamโs central coast is blissfully peaceful. Waves roll off the East Sea onto the long oceanfront of Danang, the countryโs third largest city. The coastline is now embellished by many seaside resorts catering to domestic tourists and foreign surfers keen to ride the areaโs consistent waves.
๐ป๐ณ The underground river
For travelers who love to explore the world of the underground, the cave system under the enormous karst mountain of Tam Coc- B**h D**g in Ninh Binh Province is an ideal destination. โCurving through a valley embellished by farmland and hemmed by peaks, the Ngo D**g River passes through each cave, with tourists able to complete this mesmerizing boat journey during day trips to Hanoi, 100 kilometers to the north,โ Ronan described the caves in Tam Coc.
He also advised tourists on longer rides to continue upriver to B**h D**g Pagoda. The ancient temple clings to the mountainside and affords remarkable, sprawling views of the valley.
๐ป๐ณ The traditional crafts
During his time in Vietnam, Ronan O'Connell knitted a conical hat with his own hands under the guidance of a veteran Vietnamese artisan. He was surprised to find out that the Non la has been worn by Vietnamese for more than 1,000 years.
โAlthough they are now made in factories, it is still possible to learn the original method of their creation from experienced artisans who hold tourist workshops in Hanoi,โ he suggested.
As far as he knows, there are dozens of workshops in Hanoi that offer a step-by-step guide to pursuits such as Vietnamese calligraphy, watercolor painting, and ceremonial mask molding.
In Ho Chi Minh City, meanwhile, he was able to learn the basics of shaping Vietnamese earthenware in a ceramics studio thatโs open to tourists.
๐ป๐ณ The ethnic minorities villages
According to Ronan from The National, Sapa Town is an isolated, picturesque and wonderfully tranquil destination for travelers who love to discover mountainous life in Vietnam. Located some 250km northwest of Hanoi, the tiny town features tiered rice paddies and wonderful ancient villages where Vietnamese ethnic minorities live. โSapa is tailor-made for washing away two years of pandemic-induced stress and anxiety,โ he wrote.
While the town of Sapa itself is quite touristy, he suggested travelers follow any of the paths into its countryside and they will soon reach delightful villages where the H'Mong, Tay, Red Dao and Giay people have resided in this wild region for centuries. These Vietnamese ethnic minorities continue to live off the land while wearing colorful and intricately decorated clothes unique to their tribes, he added.
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