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Suoi Giang is a highland commune in Van Chan District, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam. Due to its location at an altitude of nearly 1,400 meters, Suoi Giang has a mild climate and rich natural conditions. The main ethnic group is the Mong, whose cultural and identity elements have been preserved through many generations.
Suoi Giang is blessed with thousands of ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees, which are the pride and symbol of the people here. When coming here, visitors can easily see tea trees still scattered on the high mountain slopes with a cool, pleasant atmosphere, sometimes mixed with misty fog.
Suoi Giang - A fairyland with clouds covering all the villages (Source: MIA.vn)
Due to its favorable location, the weather in Suoi Giang is cool and comfortable all year. However, the most suggested time is in the spring, in addition to the extremely brilliant natural scenery and pleasant cold weather, this is also when the Mong people organize a festival to honor Shan Tuyet tea, along with many unique culinary and cultural activities.
Behold the lush mountainous scene in the chilling weather (Source: MIA.vn)
Suoi Giang is about 80 km from Yen Bai City center and about 200 km from Hanoi. You can travel to Yen Bai by bus or motorbike. Since the road from Hanoi to Yen Bai is far but relatively flat, traveling is quite convenient and fast.
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Charming landscapes totally worth the long trip (Source: Crystal Bay)
From Yen Bai Province, tourists will move to the center of Van Chan district, which is about 13 km from Suoi Giang Commune. Since the roads are quite steep and winding, tourists can rent a taxi to ensure safety.
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Suoi Giang is distinguished for its famous hundred-year-old Shan Tuyet trees. The youngest trees are over a hundred years old, and the oldest ones are over 300 years old. Young buds grow green on rough, white-mold tea trunks, firmly clinging to the roots on the steep mountainside, creating a unique and unforgettable tea garden landscape.
Mong people harvest shan tuyet tea leaves (Source: Dac san)
The tea is picked and processed with the experience and skillful hands of the Mong people, covering the tea buds with a layer of white, so it is called Snow (Tuyet) Tea. Shan Tuyet tea has all the top qualities with a pure fragrance, rich taste, and green water.
Similar to other ethnic groups, people at Suoi Giang also have a place called Heaven Gate, which is considered the boundary between the mortal and immortal worlds. Standing on the top of the slope, visitors will be overwhelmed by the majestic scenery of green forests and Tap Lang commune hidden in the white clouds. Enjoying the fresh, airy atmosphere is a great experience.
Heaven Gate in Suoi Giang (Source: Tung XichLo)
This place is a cultural tourist area combined with accommodation and tea services. During festivals, Suoi Giang Tea Space often coordinates with local authorities to organize many unique cultural promotion activities. Tourists can rent a private room to enjoy fragrant tea, listen to the artisan’s stories about tea, and immerse in the melodious sound of the ancient zither. The cost for this experience is about VND 800,000/room.
In addition, visitors can also go to the 2nd floor of Khong Gian Tra to admire the beautiful valley view and enjoy teas such as black tea, white tea, leaf tea, etc. with prices ranging from VND 80,000 - 120,000/pot.
Suoi Giang Cultural Space (Source: suoigiangtravel.com)
The location of the Ancestral Tea Tree is marked by a plaque carved on a green stone slab typical of the Van Chan region. Over hundreds of years, the Ancestral Tea Tree has gradually lost its vitality. However, for the local people, the Ancestral Tea Tree still has a special meaning and is a place that attracts tourists to visit.
Suoi Giang has many specialties of the Mong people to enjoy such as Yen Bai dried buffalo meat, “carried-under-arm” pigs, wild vegetables, corn wine, ... and extremely unique strange dishes, blended in the flavor of ancient tea such as grilled meat wrapped in tea leaves, young tea leaves eaten raw with herbs. The cuisine is simple but has an unforgettable flavor.
Delicious specialties (Source: Traveloka)
If you are planning to find a tourist destination between mountains and nature with the experience of ethnic culture, Suoi Giang Yen Bai will definitely be an ideal destination. Contact Asia King Travel now and let’s plan your adventure!
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