Pha Din Pass connects historical destinations

Overcoming the winding curves of the historic Pha Din Pass, which has been memorized in the minds of many generations of students through the poem of poet To Huu: "Doc Pha Din, she carries the load, he carries it", one of the four famous passes of the Northwest mountains and forests (O Quy Ho, Ma Pi Leng, Khau Pha, Pha Din), reaching the top, a beautiful space bursts before your eyes.

View of Pha Din pass on the top of the historic Pha Din pass.

At an altitude of 1,600m above sea level, looking to the left (in the direction from Son La ), the Pha Din pass sign glows in the dark purple sunset. Stopping to get off the car, the air is cool, the space is light and clean..., the flower fields of all kinds show their brilliant colors, all the fatigue and discomfort along the way suddenly disappear...

When the ruggedness of nature also becomes an advantage, and even more advantageous when the road from Son La to Dien Bien has been renovated, making travel and movement much more convenient, opening up check-in points, connecting destinations, reviving historical memories is the policy of Dien Bien tourism industry. Tuan Giao commune has a geographical location and unique landscape and climate suitable for experiential resort tourism activities. This place is also associated with the legendary Pha Din pass in the resistance war against French colonialism, especially in the Dien Bien Phu campaign, so it always has a significant attraction for tourists from all over the world. From the top of Pha Din pass, visitors can easily move to famous scenic spots such as: Tham Khuong cave - a national archaeological site with many traces of ancient people; Tham Pua cave - where the first Command Headquarters was located in the Dien Bien Phu campaign (before Muong Phang was chosen to be the headquarters of the Command Headquarters); Ban Sang hot spring... Tham Pua cave, which local people call Ong Giap cave, to remember the short period of time when this place was designated as the campaign headquarters, in the context of the time when the motto of fighting quickly and winning quickly was being considered.

Not only the temperate climate, fresh air, Tuan Giao commune is also a land possessing many unique indigenous cultures. So stopping in Tuan Giao, visiting historical sites, tourists also have the opportunity to participate in activities with the locals, to enjoy the colorful daily life of the ethnic minorities in the Northwest... The beautiful road nearly a kilometer long leading tourists to the scenic spots in Pha Din pass is always planted with seasonal flowers, enough to become a reason to keep people here. The residents of the Pha Din pass peak area are mainly Mong people, always enthusiastically welcoming tourists. With fragrant flowers, sweet fruits, Tuan Giao is also expanding the area of ​​planting trees that promise to bring high economic value such as macadamia, coffee... and plans to turn macadamia nuts and coffee into products to serve tourists.

Former Chairman of Tuan Giao District People's Committee (when Tuan Giao was still a district-level administrative unit) Ha Cam Hong said: Tuan Giao's immediate goal is still modest, estimated to welcome about 50,000 guests each year. This number may not be significant for localities with a tradition of developing tourism economy in the delta, but it is a new step forward for the land that was once considered remote and difficult to travel. Therefore, when the roads are more convenient, the unique strengths of Tuan Giao are awakened, welcoming people from everywhere to their homeland.

Khanh Lam

Source: https://nhandan.vn/deo-pha-din-ket-noi-cac-diem-den-lich-su-post904204.html