To Sapa, if you come to Ta Van touristy village on the route from Sapa town to Ta Van in your Sapa tours, you must be surprised when passing 1 km of green, four-season lush bamboo.
Long ago, the image of green bamboo has been attached to the village of Vietnam. Bamboo represents the hard-working, diligent, honest, and upright people of Vietnam. They earned their stripes for their grand union strength during severe enemy.
Normally, the green bamboo accumulations are common in the plain villages along with banyan trees, homeland waterside, communal houses making up the ancient beauty. Surprisingly, in the “City in the mist”, at the foot of the majestic Hoang Lien Son – the territory of Cunningham and cold trees, we could have a chance to encounter such the fabulous bamboo zone.
Two rows of bamboo here of H’mong people was planted many years ago in Sapa town. The seedlings at the beginning were tiny and sparse. At present, each cluster has dozens to hundreds of thick bamboo poles making up the sturdy fortress that runs along both sides of the road. The bamboo peaks rocket to the sky and intertwine together and form up a curved natural cover for the shady path four seasons.
The “bamboo road” is most beautiful at dawn and also at dusk. That moment, the sun shines through the bamboo stalks and their foliage to the ground, creating the engaging light strips. Whenever the wind blows, the treetops start dancing – multiple “sundrops” fly back and forth like a scene straight from the fairy tale. On sunny days, thanks to these cool lines, the road is always at a pleasant temperature. Better still, These interwoven “’hands” are the super safe shelter for locals to stay dry.
On a daily basis, there are dozens of domestic and foreign delegations from Sapa town down to the communes to sightsee the scenery. In particular, foreigners often take a walk and display their excitement when walking through the green bamboo path. Guests never fail to capture the beauty of this idiosyncratic road.
Even so, many photographers have ambushed for ages waiting for the rising sun to capture the beautiful combination of color and light, people, and nature on this bamboo route. At noon, there is a lot of sunshine and wind, and visitors can hear the birds singing in the thick greenish bamboo foliage. The sounds are extremely like the ones from the best orchestra in the world.
The bamboo path now has become a unique destination attracting visitors to enjoy walking in ecotours when coming to Sapa. The owners of these lively rows take grand pride in their precious asset. They have been making huge endeavors to protect their “friends” from being chopped down or relocated. As a result, bamboo here is the symbol to represent the beauty and attraction of a peaceful piece of Sapa town.
