Ma Pi Leng Pass in Ha Giang, Vietnam
Ma Pi Leng Pass is one of the “four great mountain peaks” of the northern mountainous region of Vietnam. The pass is in Ha Giang province, about 20 km long, surpassing Ma Pi Leng peak. It is a mountain peak of about 1,200m in Dong Van Plateau, on the road named Hanh Phuc connecting Ha Giang, Dong Van city and Meo Vac town.
This is an ideal place for those who love adventure and like to conquer winding and rugged roads. How it is to enjoy the freedom and harmony with nature and sky!
How Ma Pi Leng Pass Is Unique?
The peak of Ma Pi Leng is in the three plains of Pa Lung, Pa Vi and Xie Cai (Meo Vac, Ha Giang) in the Dong Van Plateau. It’s about 2,000 m above sea level, formed by a series of limestone deposits shale, silt containing fossils about 426 million years ago. There are including many slides and cracks caused by mountain formation. The landscape of this area is rocky, with the deep of the Nho Que River as a split pair of peaks and the Pun Pun (Sam Pun) on either side.
Coming to this place, visitors to Ha Giang Vietnam tour not only have the opportunity to admire the majestic scenery of the rocky plateau. But also understand the history of this majestic mountain pass better. This is considered one of the historic passes because to build the Ma Pi Leng pass section which connects Ha Giang with the provinces downstream. The workers had to work very hard for 6 years to build the road by themselves. Mostly it is done by rudimentary tools and without any support of machines. Even they always face danger and death. But willing to resolve the people here have successfully built “Pyramid of the Hmong people”.
The border crossing point and the border gate are from Xin Xin to Tianjin, China. French scholars, hundreds of years ago, called the peak of Mt. Ma Pi Leng in particular. And the Global Geological Park of the Dong Van Plateau is generally a “geologic monument”. Passing on Ma Pi Leng Pass overlooking the deep pool, Nho Que River just as a thread. If you want to reach the water of the river, it will take more than a day. You will find all detail at North Vietnam photography trip here.
