About 270km from Hanoi and more than 100km from Ha Long City, Binh Lieu mountainous district (located at the eastern gateway of Quang Ninh province) is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the North at the end of the year.
By this time, in Binh Lieu, fields of reed grass spread along the roads to milestones 1305, 1297,... simultaneously blooming, showing off ivory white colors to highlight a large area, creating a poetic and picturesque scene.
With pristine and majestic natural scenery and a very pleasant fresh and cool atmosphere, Binh Lieu is likened to "miniature Sapa" of Quang Ninh province. This place is also known as a "milestone paradise" owning about 60 milestones running along the 48 km long border between Vietnam and China. Most of these milestones, visitors can visit, check-in.
The most ideal time to visit Binh Lieu is the late autumn and early winter days, around from November to December. At this time, the weather is cool, the fields of reeds bloom brightly, covering the hillsides with white.
For the best photos, visitors can choose to go to the reed meadow at landmark 1297 or landmark 1305,... In particular, the landmark area 1297 is considered by many tourists to be the most beautiful, literally "reed paradise". The road to here is poured with comfortable steep concrete, so it is convenient to move, the distance both going and returning is about 1.5 km.
About 15km from the center of Binh Lieu district, milestone No. 1305 is the highest border marker in Binh Lieu in particular and Quang Ninh province in general. This is also an attractive check-in place because the road to this landmark is about 2km long, shaped from above very similar to the "dinosaur spine".
Besides, the road moving from the center of Binh Lieu district to milestone 1305 also impresses tourists, is considered a spectacular road because this is a Vietnam-China border patrol route. This road has an average elevation of over 700m above sea level, winding along the mountainside, surrounded by mountains, filled with green colors of grass.
To take beautiful photos of the reeds, visitors should move to the landmarks in the early morning or late afternoon. At that time, the sun was soft, the color was yellow, the sunlight penetrated through the reeds, creating a beautiful "forgotten" scene.
In recent years, after the Hanoi – Van Don expressway was completed, moving from the capital to Binh Lieu has become more convenient. However, tourists often choose the form of traveling by motorbike to be able to admire and fully feel the beauty along both sides of the road in Binh Lieu.
Here, in addition to experiencing the reed season, visitors can combine check-in with other landmarks such as 1300, 1302, 1327,... as well as explore some nearby destinations such as Khe Zen waterfall, Cao Ba Lan peak, Cao Siam peak (roof of Quang Ninh), Song Moóc village, Na Lang suspension bridge ...
If you come to Binh Lieu in 12 months, visitors also have the opportunity to admire the white blooming season of grass in the mountains or the burning grass season. The ideal schedule is 2 days and 1 night with costs ranging from 800,000 – 1,200,000 VND / person.
Besides, visitors also do not forget to visit colorful markets, enjoy many delicious dishes, local specialties at affordable prices such as grilled black chicken, spring fish, walnut cakes, native pork, sticky rice ,...
According to VNN
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