Dong Van Stone Plateau, each stone slab a love song

Wandering on winding mountain passes, or getting lost in the villages of the Mong and Lo Lo people... you will see cat ear rocks there, each stone slab in the Dong Van stone plateau is like a gentle love song.

Spring in Lao Xa - Photo: NAM TRAN

Whether it is spring, summer, autumn, winter… Ha Giang is always warm and sincere. Not only does it have majestic natural scenery that makes anyone who comes to Ha Giang for the first time amazed, but it also has long-standing, rich cultural features that captivate visitors.

Making tourism from cultural materials

From a land known only to backpackers and adventurers, in recent years, the name Ha Giang has become a must-see destination on the Vietnam tourism map for many domestic and international tourists.

Gradually, tourists not only come to conquer one of the four great mountain passes of Vietnam - Ma Pi Leng, admire the majestic scenery of Dong Van stone plateau, but also seek the identity of the ethnic groups living on the rocks.

The ancient house in Lao Xa lights up to welcome tourists - Photo: NAM TRAN

Among the thousands of years old ancient villages in Dong Van, Lao Xa and Lo Lo Chai are the two most well-known villages.

From working in the fields, living on the rocks… the local people have gradually started doing tourism. Children born on the rocks, growing up on the rocks… who go far away from home to study also return to do homestay in the village.

In Lao Xa, no tourist does not know the 70-year-old ancient house of Vu Mi Hong's family - a young man determined to return to his homeland to spread the traditional culture of the Mong people.

Mr. Hong was the first person to open a homestay in the village called Lao Xa ancient house. It is a rammed earth house with a yin-yang tiled roof, surrounded by a stone wall typical of the Mong people in Ha Giang.

Homestay models in Ha Giang are original, where tourists can experience life with local people - Photo: NAM TRAN

After graduating from university, the Mong man returned to his village and turned to tourism. Finding solutions to difficulties, Mr. Hong taught himself English and how to welcome guests… with the sole desire to bring the beauty of his people, such as the Khen and the flute, to tourists from near and far.

Young people like Mr. Hong are changing the way tourism is done in the rocky plateau every day, both doing tourism and preserving the cultural soul of their people.

Stone is associated with all activities of people on the Dong Van stone plateau - Photo: NAM TRAN

Take tourism to preserve culture

"Using culture to develop tourism, using tourism to preserve and develop culture", this policy has helped Ha Giang tourism industry affirm its position on the world tourism map.

In 2023, Ha Giang was honored as "Asia's Leading Emerging Tourist Destination". In 2024, it continued to be honored as "Asia's Leading Regional Cultural Destination", and this year Ha Giang continues to be nominated in this category.

According to Mr. Bui Xuan Dang - General Manager of Four Points by Sheraton Ha Giang Hotel - the first international 5-star hotel in Ha Giang, Ha Giang being honored as Asia's Leading Cultural Destination in 2024 is a proud milestone, contributing to spreading the image of Ha Giang strongly globally.

"This title not only enhances Ha Giang's position on the international tourism map, but also serves as a lever to promote investment waves, stimulate tourism demand and attract tourists, especially international visitors," Mr. Dang shared.

In the first 6 months of 2025, Ha Giang welcomed over 1.7 million visitors, of which nearly 300,000 were international visitors, with tourism revenue estimated at over 4,600 billion VND.

Tourists can now vote for Ha Giang in the category of Asia's Leading Cultural Destination 2025 at the voting portal of the 32nd World Travel Awards.

Voting period ends August 31.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cao-nguyen-da-dong-van-moi-phien-da-mot-ban-tinh-ca-20250624184707444.htm