Discover the charming ancient Ban flower forest in the middle of Nam Cum land in March

Bauhinia flowers in Nam Cum village - Photo: TU HA

Nam Cum village (Muong Ang district, Dien Bien ) is home to the Mong ethnic group. There are more than 1,200 ancient Bauhinia trees. Every March, the village is lit up with the pure white Bauhinia color in the mountainous villages.

This is one of the most beautiful Ban forests in Dien Bien. The Ban trees here are tall, growing around the village, below are the small houses of the local people.

Overwhelmed by the beauty of the blooming Ban flowers in Nam Cum

Every March, the white color of Bauhinia flowers blooms behind the roofs, attracting tourists to check-in - Photo: TU HA

Nam Cum has more than 60 households, all of them Mong ethnic people. The households here live on the steep mountainside. Each house is divided into branches and layers like a fish bone, attached to the main road running straight up the mountain top.

Because of the unique residential distribution of the households here, patches of ancient white bauhinia trees only as tall as a person create beautiful check-in spots.

For the people of the Northwest, the pure white flowers symbolize steadfast loyalty and love.

Bauhinia flowers are closely associated with the cultural and spiritual life and are a typical symbol of the people of Dien Bien. However, when exploring the ancient Bauhinia forest, those born and raised in Dien Bien are also overwhelmed by the scenery of Nam Cum village in Bauhinia blooming season.

March is the ideal time to explore the ancient Ban forest of Nam Cum - Photo: TU HA

Mr. Quach The Tan (Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien) said that because he loves taking photos, he always looks for beautiful lands in the Northwest mountains and forests.

"The Ban flower is very familiar to me. Even though this is the second time I have come to Nam Cum, it still feels like the first time. The wild Ban flowers here have a completely different "quality", both strange and familiar.

The Ban forest here has roots and branches so old that a person can hug them. The black trunks have become rough over the years. Each patch of pure white Ban tree blooms on each bare canopy like a bonsai. To me, each Ban tree here is like a beautiful work of art of nature," Mr. Tan confided.

Ban flower festival in March in Dien Bien

Bauhinia flowers are closely associated with the lives of the Mong ethnic people here - Photo: TU HA

According to the locals, the season of Bauhinia flowers usually lasts more than a month (March to April). The time when Bauhinia flowers are in full bloom is also the time to hold Bauhinia flower festival.

In the past, few people knew about the ancient Ban forest, so not many people came to visit and explore the village. Recently, the Ban forest has gradually become more known to more people. The number of people coming to enjoy it is increasing day by day.

Recently, along with inventorying, preserving and promoting the value of ancient ban forests, taking advantage of available advantages to develop tourism .

Nam Cum village is one of the places that Muong Ang district is interested in and investing in developing community tourism. Building and promoting the image of the people and the beauty of the Ban flowers in Nam Cum village makes tourists know and explore more.

With a not too far distance, convenient roads, majestic natural scenery, in March, the Nam Cum ancient ban forest blooms white, promising to be an attractive destination not to be missed by tourists from all over the world on their journey to explore and experience the land and people of the Northwest.