1 .Introduction to Ha Giang buckwheat flowers
1.1 Origin of buckwheat flowers
In the past, people in Ha Giang mainly used corn and rice as food to survive, but one year, the corn and rice in people’s houses ran out but it was not yet time for the next crop, leading to people at that time being very worried. famine. Because of that, many Ha Giang people have gone looking for a new food source. After a long search, they discovered a strange fragrance in the ravine, which was the scent of a faint purple flower nestled under lush green triangular leaves. They took these flower seeds as food and ate them as delicious as corn and rice. From there, the name triangular buckwheat was born with the meaning of a plant with triangular leaves, shaped like rice, helping people overcome hunger.
1.2 Time of buckwheat flower season in Ha Giang
The ideal time to see buckwheat flowers is from October to November of the solar calendar. Because this is the time when buckwheat flowers bloom the most. In addition, from April to May, there are also off-season white blooms, so you can also come here during this time. Although Ha Giang is not the only place with buckwheat flowers, Ha Giang is the place with the most buckwheat flowers along with the famous buckwheat festival.
When traveling to Ha Giang, you must pay special attention to preparing your belongings because Ha Giang is a high mountainous area with a cold climate compared to the plains, so carefully preparing the necessary items will help you. Have a more complete trip.
– Luggage: traveling to Ha Giang in October when the buckwheat flowers are in full bloom is also the time when the weather will be cold, so you should prepare yourself long-sleeved clothes, hats, scarves, jacket to keep the body warm. In particular, you should wear low-soled sports shoes to make it more convenient to move.
– Documents: citizen identification card, insurance or driver’s license are necessary documents to help you move smoothly. In addition, you should also bring a little cash to cover enough expenses, avoiding the situation of bringing Carrying too much can easily be lost or stolen.
– Some personal items: you should prepare enough toothpaste, towels, and toothbrushes to save time searching when you come here. Not only that, you should prepare some additional medications such as motion sickness medicine, flu medicine, and insect spray to avoid unwanted incidents.
In Ha Giang, there are many beautiful buckwheat flower gardens, but if you don’t know which flower garden to visit, let MIA.vn suggest it to you.
3.1 Charisma
This is a place considered by many tourists to have the most beautiful buckwheat flower garden in Ha Giang. Coming to Sung La, in addition to being able to see with your own eyes the purple flowers covering the vast hill, you will also be able to visit the ancient house that was set in the famous movie “Pao’s House” and attend the market of Sung La. Mong ethnic people too.
MIA.vn firmly believes that you will be lost in a fairyland and fascinated by the beauty of the flowers on the rocky plateau.
Ban Pho Bang
Not only is it an attractive spot for tourists, Ban Pho Bang is also filled with the mystery of a yin and yang house with typical Chinese characteristics. Visit Ban Pho Ban once to enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the buckwheat flower fields and learn about the lives of the people here. Not only that, this place is also famous for its stretching rose gardens with the simple yet wild beauty of the Northwest mountains and forests.
Lung Cu
Being the first place of the country, located about 200km from the city center, is also a beautiful place to view buckwheat flowers that you should not miss. Especially on the way to Lung Cu and right at the foot of the flagpole, there are many beautiful flower beds, so remember to bring a camera to preserve the beautiful moments of your youth with the nature here.
3.4 Lung Tao
It must be said that the flower fields in Lung Tao are sparkling, but to fully admire the beauty of these flower fields, you need to go to Ma Le mountain. Standing from the top of the mountain, you just need to look far away to see countless beautiful scenes in your sight.
3.5 Fox Street
Pho Cao is located right on Highway 4C, this place attracts tourists with its yellow houses in the sun, images of children playing… And of course, it cannot lack the simple buckwheat flower fields. equally lyrical.
Some notes when traveling during buckwheat flower season
– Ha Giang has many different places to visit, so you should have a travel plan so that your schedule does not overlap and you can end the journey while it is still light to ensure safety.
– The journey to conquer Ha Giang will certainly be very difficult because the roads here are very winding, so when moving, you need to be very careful, pay attention and control your speed.
– Surely when traveling to Ha Giang you will meet a lot of local people and most of them are ethnic minorities so they are very friendly and hospitable. You should prepare some candy to give to the children. When meeting women, don’t tease them too much.
– When visiting the buckwheat flower garden, it will cost you from 10,000 VND – 20,000 VND/turn. When visiting, you can freely take photos, but do not trample on the flowers to bring them home. Be a civilized tourist.
So you share about your experiences and places to visit. Ha Giang triangle flower season has also ended here. Hopefully some of the above information will be useful to you on your upcoming journeys.
