If you are a little adventurous, want to explore the city of Ha Long by the bay from a different perspective, then come to Bai Tho mountain right away.
About Bai Tho mountain
Bai Tho Mountain is a beautiful limestone mountain located in the center of Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province. This is an important historical and cultural relic. This mountain has touched the soul of the poet. On the mountain today, there are Chinese poems of Le Thanh Tong carved in stone in 1468, and Trinh Cuong in 1729 inspired by the beautiful beauty of Ha Long Bay.
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Mountains formed from the DeVes, during the campaign to create mountains Indonesia. The highest peak of the mountain has the shape of a flag pointing to the sky, 168 m high, many tops below, many unsteady cliffs, steep cliffs, sharp cat ears, making the mountain look ancient and magical. squash.
In the past, Bai Tho Mountain was named after Mount Lamp, the name of which is Truyen Dang Son. Legend has it that in the past, the soldiers who guarded the mountains, when any enemy came, set fire to the city. From there appeared the name of Truyen Dang mountain . But from 1468, when King Le Thanh Tong put a poem on a cliff, Truyen Dang was renamed the Poem.
Although not the highest mountain in the coastal city, but with the mountain facing the bay, this is considered the most ideal viewpoint in Ha Long . Due to the road to Bai Tho Mountain in the small alley of families in Hang Pot Street, Bach Dang Ward, not everyone knows. Tourists often travel to Ha Long to climb this mountain due to the introduction of friends here. If not, you will ask for directions from Hang Pot Street if you want to conquer yourself.
Unique features of Bai Tho Mountain
Located right next to Ha Long Bay, from a distance Bai Bai mountain looks like a giant castle with three towers undulating on the solid walls. If viewed from many angles people see the mountain sometimes looks like a tiger, sometimes like a lion playing, sometimes like a dragon about to take off.
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You will feel the interesting point of Bai Tho mountain right from the step to the mountain. With the available stairs and cliffs with thousands of different trees, climbing and feeling the scent and sea breeze will make you feel less tired.
Up to the top of Bai Tho Mountain, you will see firsthand the red flag of the yellow star, which has fluttered here since the years of resistance against France, when a miner bravely made a path to the mountain to place flags and call for morale. indomitable struggle of the miners at that time and the stone tablet carved the history of the mountain standing there firmly.
From the top of Bai Tho mountain, looking down, you will be overwhelmed by the poetic and magnificent scenery of Ha Long Bay , the distance is turning vast green water, the rugged rocky islands swarm with boats. , tiny ship. Looking up high is a sky full of clouds, surrounded by grass and trees with birds chirping so peaceful.
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Seen from the other side, you'll see one side of the Queen's Wheel and the Ha Long Park amusement park . On the other side is another "appearance" of Ha Long City. From the bustling Bai Chay tourist area , across the longest cable-stayed cable-stayed bridge across Vietnam across the Cua Luc River, to the busy streets with high-rise buildings, the mine is at the far side, the mining site. Black gold waterfall of the country, all exudes the full vitality of a young city.
If you go right at the time of sunrise or sunset, you will certainly be admiring, amazed and unforgettable before the ambiguous, magical mountains and forests combined with clouds of sky, creating a majestic beauty but Equally peaceful.
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Bai Tho Mountain is not a crowded tourist destination like Ha Long so you can freely live virtual in the extreme corners without fear of crowding each other.
How to go to Bai Tho mountain
Bai Tho Mountain is about 160km from Hanoi Capital. There are many facilities for you to choose to come here. You can move by motorbike or passenger car to Ha Long and then take a motorbike taxi or taxi to Bai Tho Mountain with the following way:
+ From the center of Quang Ninh city, you follow Le Thanh Tong street to Hang Pot street when you see the sea of Nam Phong cafe, you immediately turn to the opposite street.
+ Next, you go into a small alley around the houses around, remember to ask people here they will enthusiastically show you the way to the top of Bai Tho Mountain.
+ The foothills are protected and protected by the family of a middle-aged uncle who lives in this area. If the gate is locked, call him to open the gate. You can park your car at the local restaurant or take the car to Ha Long market area .
(Photo @hoafahn)The note to Bai Tho mountain
Before coming to Bai Tho Mountain , you have to learn carefully about the weather. If you see the sky with the best signs of fog, you should not climb. Because you can see rain without shelter. Moreover, when it is cloudy, the visibility is very limited so when climbing up to the place where you can hardly see the scenery below.
Make sure you are very healthy and in good health, come here because climbing is very tired and exhausting.
Carrying the necessary items to the mountain of Poetry is also very important. Snacks, drinks, shoes, long clothes, phones, cameras. climbing sticks, mosquito repellent, squeeze, snakes ... are things you definitely must not forget.
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Especially not to arbitrarily eat fruit in the forest without knowing its origin because it is likely that the fruit will be poisonous. If you go, organize in groups instead of going alone to ensure safety.
Hopefully the above share can partly help you pocket useful experiences for your upcoming trip to Bai Tho Mountain .