GLOBAL GEOPARK DONG VAN STONE PLATEAU

Situated at an average altitude of 1000 - 1600 meters above sea level, Dong Van Stone Plateau covers an area of ​​nearly 2356 km2 spread over 4 districts of Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van and Meo Vac, Ha Giang province. To reach the plateau, visitors must go through twisty mountain pass road section, as high up as thick fog mountain, visitors will be surprised immersed in romantic scenery of the mountain forest. Come through the difficult pass, the traveler out wild majestic scenery of rugged mountains lofty plateau of rock, the convergence of the diverse landscape with abundant scientific value.

Crab winding road between the mountains away from Dong Van and Meo Vac

Geopark Dong Van Plateau is rich impoundments types of geological heritage, cultural heritage and biodiversity. According to the scientists, it has geological landscapes and geological formations typical of the formation of the earth's crust today. Scientists have found the fossil in paleontology here of species such as brachiopods, trilobites and many other kinds of paleontology fossils dating from today is about 541-400 million years. Through field surveys found that 40 heritage or valuable point in terms of resources, meaningful national and international, including 7 of the evolutionary heritage earth, 7 heritage of garden Stone, 6 heritage of steep cliffs with elevations between 200-600 meters.

Trilobite fossils found in the Plateau

Visit Dong Van Plateau, visitors will witness the magnificent scenery of rugged mountains sharp, deep and narrow gorges, cliffs towering steep, cave systems and the rock garden beauty irresistible. Guests can visit a host system unique heritage including geological heritage with crinoid fossil forest Chu Phin Officer, Complexion Brush fossil graveyards, fossil junction point Lung Pu - Khau Vai - Meo Vac , fossil brachiopods point Ma Le, rotten egg fossils point (Dong Van town).

The sharp rocks on the rocky plateau of Dong Van

Heritage stratigraphic geologic section consists of Lung Cu - Ma Le, the stratigraphic boundary Frasni - Famennian in passes Phai Si; Geomorphological heritage with scenic mountain twin Quan Ba, Pai Lung Needle tower, Wear Valley Mercury, Khau Vai stone forest ... Besides, tourists can also visit a lot of architectural heritage - history - culture - landscapes as Dong Van town, the King monument, town vice table ..., the national cultural village and village cultural tourism.

The majestic beauty of the stone plateau

Dong Van Plateau, a wild land with spectacular mountain backdrop make a picture wearing, would leave a good impression in the tourists. Sky, land and water has created a spectacular rocky plateau, any individual but of the whole nation, the whole of humanity. With a potential value of tourism and scientific significance, Dong Van Plateau has been attracting tourists both domestic and international, is worthy of a global geological park of Vietnam first.