Meet the forgotten twin sister of Sa Pa in northern Vietnam Thanh Nien News QUANG NINH - Thursday, October 15, 2015 08:44 Email Print RELATED NEWS On top of the world: Climb this Vietnam peak for 'the most stunning' sunset view Sa Pa at its golden best Not many people know about Binh Lieu District in the northern province of Quang Ninh, as the province is usually associated with Ha Long Bay. The mountainous district can be called another version of Sa Pa, the famous town in Lao Cai Province, with similar climate, landscape and cultural diversity. It is hard to resist the charms of the rice terraces, the green mountains, the white waterfalls and the peaceful villages here. In the forests, flowers are almost always in bloom, all year long. An overview of a rural village in Binh Lieu District. Photos: Lao Dong Newspaper/Do Giang Cao Ba Lanh Mountain in Dong Van Commune, Binh Lieu District Baskets of rice outside a house Local people harvest rice on a paddy field. Cherry blossoms in a village Local houses A Dao Thanh Y ethnic woman in Binh Lieu Mountains followed by mountains as seen from the district Brassica blossoms A native flower in Binh Lieu A field of dong (Phrynium placentarium) plants A rural village in the afternoon More : travel landscape Binh Lieu
Tourist rescued after falling off Yen Tu Mountain He was the second person to fall down from the popular tourist destination after crossing the safety barrier