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TUYEN QUANG

Area: 5 801 sq. Km.Population: 692 500.Administrative divisions:- Districts: Na Hang, Chiem Hoa, Ham Yen, Yen Son, Son Duong.- Rural districts: Tuyen Quang town.Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh),Tay, H'Mong, Dao, Nung, Cao Lan, Hoa, San Diu.

Overview
Economic potentialities: land, forestry, mineral resources Tuyen Quang is located in Viet Bac, in the northern part of the country. It is characterized by majestic elevated mountains with peaks exceeding 2,000 m above sea level. More than half of the province?s population consists of the Kinh ethnic group; there are also Tay, Dao, and Nung ethnic groups. The tropical climate influenced by north Asian climate is divided in two seasons; dry cold winter and hot rainy summer. The province has an annual average temperature of 22.4?C and an average rainfall varying between 1,500 and 1,800 mm. Famous sites include Tan Trao Communal House and Hong Thai Communal House (accommodation for delegates from different parts of the country who came to attend National Congress meetings).

Transport
Tuyen Quang is 165km north-west of Hanoi, and is accessible by bus or by car.

Tan Trao Historic Site
Location: Tan Trao is a small valley lying between mountains and jungles in Son Duong District, 40 km from Tuyen Quang Town and 200km from Hanoi. Characteristics: Tan Trao is a historical area - a resistance base before the August 1945 Revolution.

The main places of interest include Tan Trao Communal House, Hong Thai Communal House and a small jungle hut where President Ho Chi Minh lived from June to August 1945. Tan Trao was a temporary capital of the independent section of Vietnam, where the Vietnamese Communist Party held several meetings, especially during August 1945. On the 13th, attendees voted in favor of a general revolution during a National Conference meeting of the Communist Party. On the 16th, the National Assembly Conference was held.

Ten major policies were voted by the Vietminh, the League for the Independence of Vietnam, and a temporary government chaired by President Ho Chi Minh was established. The Vietminh army was also founded on that day. Also on the 16th, the Provisional Government led by President Ho Chi Minh had a meeting in the Tan Trao Communal House. The participants of this conference stayed at the Hong Thai Communal House. One hundred meters north of the communal house is the Tan Trao Banyan tree. Between June and August 1945, before he returned to Hanoi, President Ho Chi Minh resided in this area in a cottage erected by the liberation soldiers.

Mo Waterfall
Location: Thac Mo (Dream Waterfall) is located amid the Na Hang Natural Reserve (Na Hang District), 100km of Tuyen Quang Town. Characteristics: Thac Mo is a wonderful ecological tourist attraction of Tuyen Quang Province, which is welcoming those who like adventures.

The road to Thac Mo is convenient. One can hear the noise of water pouring far from above. The closer visitors draw to the waterfall, the cooler they feel. It seems as if visitors were in a fairy land when they stand in front of the waterfall. Its water pours into the lake lying at the foot of the mountain. Visitors can take a small boat to reach the waterfall. When boating, they can relax and admire the picturesque setting around it.
The waterfall with the silver hues is composed of 3 layers. To reach the second layer, visitors have to climb up 100m by a rope ladder. At the foot of the second layer, there is a small and pure lake. Here, visitors will see the imposing landscape with the caves, which have beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. The water flows slowly through the green moss-covered rocks, which look like a velvet rug. Keeping they climbing, visitors will reach the third layer. Water pours very strongly. The coolness of water seems to drive back the exhaustion of visitors, and to bring about a new feeling for them when they stand at the top to have a panoramic view of Na Hang Town, which is surrounded by 99 mountains. They can walk into the primitive forest to discover wonderful things. The sounds of the waterfall, birds and gibbons, and silver light going through the thick layers will make visitors feel as if they were in the prehistoric time.