{"id":11100,"date":"2019-06-03T18:03:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T17:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=11100"},"modified":"2025-12-04T05:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T04:26:43","slug":"winter-17-18-from-bao-lac-to-dong-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/winter-17-18-from-bao-lac-to-dong-van\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 17\/18 from B\u1ea3o L\u1ea1c to \u0110\u1ed3ng V\u0103n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After Mitsos had breakfast, we left B\u1ea3o L\u1ea1c on the QL 34 and drove further North into the mountains. It was another one of those gray Vietnamese days before summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A new dam from the QL 4B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another dam <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And another dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another one of those cloudy days<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A village from the QL 4B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Not sure where the forest workers work?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The \u0110\u1ed3ng V\u0103n Karst Plateau Geopark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Located over 1,000 meters above sea level, the \u0110\u1ed3ng V\u0103n Karst Plateau features narrow valleys and high, rocky mountain ranges rising to 2,000 meters. Over 80 percent of the surface in the area is covered with limestone.
Fossils found here date back to 400 to 600 million years ago. Archaeological excavations found many stone tools from the Son Vi Civilization, dating back 10,000 to 30,000 years.
Makes you wonder why the prehistoric men settled here out of all places.
17 ethnic minority groups live within the geopark, such as the Hmong, Dao, L\u00f4 L\u00f4, T\u00e0y, and N\u00f9ng<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stone fields outside of M\u00e8o V\u1ea1c<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Limestone fields of the Karst Plateau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Two more curves to M\u00e8o V\u1ea1c<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Monument juts outside of M\u00e8o V\u1ea1c<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Agriculture and mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Imagine this a few years ago – this view makes for a grim future\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Limestone mountains with a bit of green left<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steep fields – hard working cows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Little houses dotting the mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Deep down a river – you guessed it – with a dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The farmers brought the bird to the field. This way the bird is not alone at home and will see something new.

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Small village at the slope – makes one wonder if they are not afraid of a mudslide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The landscape is still nice – if you overlook the bits and pieces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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White cliffs at the \u0110\u1ed3ng V\u0103n Karst Plateau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The trees on the mountain look like a heard of – horses or something…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Extreme farming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One day I have to go there with blue sky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Farming all the way to the water line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The upper road in the middle is the one I took the pictures before this one<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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If only the Vietnamese would read this as well<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More stones and fields and houses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And another monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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If you look here you see how much forest there was before<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Not sure what they build – a road? But there is one soldier looking for the enemy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The first truck arrives and all the Hill Tribes are happy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The guy that holds the light<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I like his stone wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nha Nghi Ngan Ha in Ph\u1ed1 C\u1ed5 Street<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Our room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The rest of the room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shower and toilet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Dinner <\/picture>
A happy Greek is waiting for more food to come<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Today\u2019s drive:
We drove 99 kilometers in 4 hours, 9 minutes, with gas and food stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n