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Dong Van Highland is situated 1,025 m above
sea level and is inhabited by the Tay and
H’Mong ethnic groups. The temperature is approximately 10°C in winter and
reaches 24°C on the hottest days. The plateau provides famous products such as plums, peaches, and persimmons without seeds.
Dong Van apples are as big as pears. In Dong Van, numerous valuable plants used
for their medicinal value are found, including ginseng, anise, and cinnamon.
Dong Van has a lot to offer: mountains, forests, hidden grottoes and caves,
multicoloured orchid forests, plum and peach trees, persimmon orchards, and
more. Visiting Dong Van, one can see Pho Bang, also called Pho Bang Street , which was built a long
time ago and features multi-storey houses made of clay bricks and tile
roofs.Visiting Dong Van on Sundays, one can shop in a very original mountain
market where all kinds of goods and multicoloured clothes can be purchased.
Khau Vai love market, this happens once a year, often falls in April and May(Chinese calendar 27 march), where the colorful people gather for their old loves and new ones, and is the place where the tribes sell their local products like food, vegetable, local textiles...
