Ban Lien - Impressive destination
In March, tourists from many places returned to Ban Lien commune (Bac Ha district) to visit and experience. In recent years, Ban Lien has been community tourism destination that attracts tourists by the natural beauty of the mountains and the local cultural identity. |
| Traditional houses with palm roofs of the Tay people in Ban Lien. |
Located away from the center of Bac Ha district about 23 km, the road to Ban Lien has been paved with clean and beautiful asphalt, convenient for visitors' travel. Coming to Ban Lien, visitors will be surprised because there are still ancient stilt houses of the Tay people imbued with ancient culture. To implement community tourism, households in Ban Lien have exchanged works to help each other build traditional houses with palm roofs according to local identity.
The traditional stilt houses of the Tay people in Ban Lien are all made of wood, with 3 or 5 compartments, 2 wings; the stilts houses having 4 roofs with 2 main roofs and 2 auxiliary roofs at 2 heads… The stilt houses of the Tay people in Ban Lien have unique beauty and architecture, typical for harmony with nature and cultural depth.
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| Green palm forest in Ban Lien |
Coming to Ban Lien to admire the beautiful scenery of poetic nature, visitors can also immerse themselves in the rustic life of local people, and let them guide to participate in "farming" such as plowing, planting, harvesting rice, growing corn, picking Shan Tuyet tea or participate in the manufacture of local people's labor tools such as welding and casting, knitting bamboo slings, bamboo baskets, knitting straw cushions...
In particular, in Ban Lien, visitors will enjoy special dishes with the cooking way according to the culinary culture of the local people. The dishes are all from products made by the people, in addition, there are some vegetables, mushrooms, special bamboo shoots of the natural forest...
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| Tourists participate in picking Shan Tuyet tea with the people of Ban Lien |
When the Covid-19 pandemic has not yet outbroke, Ban Lien was the attractive destination for foreign tourists because of walking tours to explore the village, explore the natural landscape of the mountains and forests.
After the quiet time, in the first months of 2022, local people have started to repair their houses to prepare to welcome visitors, hoping to have more revenue from tourism.
