Discover Nam Nhun - A beautiful place not to be missed when coming to Lai Chau

Lai Chau with many high mountain peaks and beautiful landscapes has been and is being discovered by tourists, including Nam Nhun.

Geographical location and climate of Nam Nhun

Nam Nhun is a mountainous border district of Lai Chau province, located 130km from Lai Chau city and about 600km from Hanoi (according to National Highway 12). Traffic has also improved significantly in recent years, but because it is located in a mountainous and dangerous area, the road to Nam Nhun is quite remote and difficult.

Geographical location of Nam Nhun district (Photo: Google Maps)

If going from Hanoi by road, we need to move to Lai Chau city and then continue for another 100km (about 3 hours of travel).

Another option if going by air, we go to Dien Bien city and travel more than 2 hours to reach Nam Nhun. The route from Dien Bien is also quite easy and convenient.

A primeval forest in Nam Nhun (Photo by Phuc Loc)

The climate of Nam Nhun has the characteristics of the tropical climate of the Northwest highlands, less affected by storms. The weather is divided into two distinct seasons: cold winters with little rain and hot, humid summers with lots of rain.

Population

According to 2018 data, Nam Nhun has a population of over 27,000 people, including 11 ethnic groups living together. Ethnic minorities account for over 95%, of which the Mong ethnic group accounts for 39.6%; the Thai ethnic group 30.8%; the Mang ethnic group 11.33%; and the Cong ethnic group 2.0%.

Due to its geographical location quite far from the capital Hanoi and its rugged terrain, this is generally still a low-income residential area. However, in recent years, with the efforts of the government and the people, people's lives have also improved significantly.

The Swallow boat racing festival is held at the beginning of the year in Nam Nhun (Photo: Phuc Loc)

Cuisine

Nam Nhun has a rich source of aquatic products thanks to the Da River. Here, we can easily enjoy dishes made from fish, shrimp, ... in the Da River as well as livestock grown by the people such as: pork, chicken, duck, buffalo, beef, goat... The cuisine in Nam Nhun has a strong identity of the Northwest mountains.

Rich cuisine in Nam Nhun (Photo: Phuc Loc)

Tourist attractions worth visiting: King Le Thai To Temple

According to history, after suppressing the rebels in the Northwest region on the way back through Le Loi commune, Nam Nhun district (present day), to remember this important event and at the same time to teach the chieftains who governed the border of the Fatherland, in December of Tan Hoi year - 1431, King Le Thai To had a stele engraved on the cliff to commemorate this event.

The road to King Le Thai To Temple (Photo: Phuc Loc)

The stele was carved on the Pu Huoi Cho cliff on the North bank of the Da River to be preserved for future generations (historical records call it the Ancient Hoai Lai Stele). The entire stele was carved in Chinese characters, carved within a rectangular frame measuring 1.4m x 0.8m, written in Khai Chan script with 132 characters. The translated content means:

The fear of migrating enemies on the border has existed since ancient times. During the Han Dynasty, there were the Huns, during the Tang Dynasty, there were the Turkic barbarians, and so were the barbarians in the Muong Le region of our Viet country. Recently, the Tran and Ho dynasties weakened, and the subjects at the border became stubborn. The Cat Han were stubborn and refused to change their old ways. Now we have sent our troops to conquer, advancing by land and water together, and in just one battle, we have pacified them. I will take this opportunity to write a poem and carve it into stone to warn the stubborn Man chieftains against future education.

National treasure – Le Thai To Stele (Photo: Phuc Loc)

The cliff is now recognized as a "National Treasure". Visitors can come and worship.

Lai Chau Hydropower Plant

Coming to Nam Nhun Town, where Lai Chau Hydroelectric Plant is located, no one can imagine that a few years ago, from a remote and little-known place, today it has a new look, a tourist destination attracting domestic and foreign visitors.

Lai Chau Hydropower Project (Photo: Phuc Loc)

Standing on the spillway, you can admire the panoramic view of the 3rd largest Hydroelectric Project in Southeast Asia with the majesty of the Northwest mountains and forests, the gentle beauty of the Da River. Well operated and exploited, Lai Chau Hydroelectricity not only ensures the energy source for the country but is also one of the important highlights of the economic development of Lai Chau province in general.

Pu Dao Mountain Peak - the most beautiful place to watch sunrise in Southeast Asia

Pu Dao mountain peak belongs to Nam Doong village (Pu Dao commune, Nam Nhun district), about 40km from Nam Nhun district town and more than 10km from Muong Lay town (Dien Bien).

Cloud hunting on Pu Dao Mountain (Photo: Phuc Loc)

In 2006, this place was voted by Gecko Travel (geckotravel.com) - a British travel agency specializing in bringing tourists to Southeast Asia as one of the 5 most attractive destinations in Southeast Asia. On the international travel website Gonomad, Siobhan McGeady also praised Pu Dau (Pu Dao) as a surprisingly beautiful and friendly destination.

Happiness and Prosperity

Source: https://vtv.vn/doi-song/kham-pha-nam-nhun-dia-diem-tuyet-dep-khong-the-bo-qua-khi-toi-lai-chau-20241019073239423.htm