ON OTHER SIDE OF THE ABYSS, THERE ARE COUNTLESS
WE STOPPED TO RELAX AND CONTEMPLATE
Although they cannot
understand our language of
Kinh ethnic, they are friendly
and happy to take photos with
us. They were on the way to
forest to collect some kinds
of leaves. One shown us the
precious medicinal plant that
she had taken. Then, our guide
told us they called it Sinh
Khung.
Afterwards, the terrace got
more varied. We crossed
meadows, bamboo forests,
cardamom fields and a strange
forest named Tung Cua Sin. In
that forest, we found hawthorn
trees with pure white flowers,
“chi co” trees with bright
yellow flowers and hundreds of
crimson azaleas. We also met
Ha Nhi ethic women wearing
their traditional costumes.
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TRAVELLIVE
From a height of 2400m and
above, I crossed dry fields with
burned trees. The forest here
disappeared after villagers cut
trees to build their houses,
hunted wild animals, slashed
and burned. A Ho shared
that on the other side of this
mountain, pristine forests still
exist and are home to wild
animals thanks to their remote
and difficult-to-access position.
Towards Den Sang, we could
see the Nhiu Co San Mountain
appearing among spongy
white clouds. On other side of
the abyss, there are countless
stones with very strange
shapes. We stopped to relax
and contemplate the beautiful
scenery. Our guide called this
stop “stone waves”. Although
they have been friends with
the mountains for a long time,
the two guides were as excited
as us when presented with the
captivating beauty of nature.
They even asked us to take
photos for them.
I’m madly passionate about
clouds. Although in the
opposite site - Trinh Tuong,
clouds were hovering, at the
stop, we could not see any
sign of the cloud sea as hazes
covered the entire area. We
all expected to see the more