Where is Fox Street, what is attractive?
Pho Fox commune is in Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. Pho Cao commune has an area of 38.18km², is divided into 18 villages and is home to about 7000 people, belonging to the Hmong, Pu Peo, Tay, Nung, Giay ethnic groups... In which, accounting for more than 90% are Mong people.
Fox Street is like a valley extending in the direction of Northwest - Southeast. The people of Pho Cao live in a residential cluster, the typical architecture is ancient walled houses and yin and yang tile roofs. Every house planted a few peach and pear trees to harvest fruits; The main food crops are rice, corn, buckwheat and flax for weaving.
Fox Street owns beautiful natural scenery and unique culture of the indigenous ethnic people. However, not many tourists know or have an impression of Fox Street when it comes to Ha Giang tourism.
The reason can be explained that most of the area of Pho Fox is not located on National Highway 4 - connecting four highland districts of Ha Giang and is also a key tourist route. However, if you have the opportunity to explore Pho Fox villages, visitors will feel the wild and peaceful beauty... few places have it.
When to visit Fox Street
Fox Street is beautiful all year round, each season has its own look and diverse cultural identity. However, tourists will often choose to visit Fox Street during the ripe rice season from September to November, the buckwheat flower season lasts from October to March and especially the peach blossom season, which blooms from late February to early March every year.
Moving to Fox Street
From Hanoi, visitors can travel by bus to Ha Giang city by sleeper car. After that, tourists continue to move along National Highway 4C by bus, car or motorbike. Currently, this route has been upgraded and expanded, which is very convenient for movement and safety.
What to eat and play in Fox Street?
Tham Ma slope, Chin Khoanh slope, buckwheat flower fields and ancient villages in the midst of the majestic scenery of nature are the main highlights for tourists when coming to Fox Street.
The ancient villages of ethnic minorities here have also been chosen as filming settings for films about the highlands. In addition, visitors cannot ignore the market which takes place every 6 days (Thin - Tuat day). This is a backward market (instead of 7 days to have a session, the markets will meet every 6 days - the next week is one day back compared to the previous week) is very special at Fox Street.
Pho Fox cuisine generally has many similarities with other areas on the Dong Van Rock Plateau. If you have the opportunity to experience cuisine with people here, tourists will enjoy dishes with bold highland flavors such as menmen, corn wine, black chicken, etc village pigs, kitchen guard meat (beef, pigs). In addition, at each session market, visitors can also enjoy fragrant buckwheat cakes.
Currently, Fox Street does not have homestays and motels to serve guests. If you come to Pho Cao for the first time and want to learn about the local culture, visitors can choose to experience taking a tour with a travel service provider in Ha Giang.
Photo: Ha Giang Young Group
According to Saigon Marketing