Being 240 kilometers away Ha Noi capital with the total area of 24,631 hectares, Phja Den area is consisting of Thanh Cong, Phan Thanh, Quang Thanh commune, Tinh Tuc town of Nguyen Binh district. This is a valuable tourism resources of Cao Bang province.
Being a riverhead of rives, Phja Den, which is situated in exchanging
area with many traffic lines, has high mountainous terrain, caves,
remaining big area of primitive forest. Unexploited potentials of
special ecological area are Phja Den - Phja Oac’s advantages for the
development of tourism economy. Minerals resources are distributed
widespread in all communes. Mental minerals include tin, which can be
found in Tinh Tuc town, lead, zinc, silver, fluorite, gold sand tin,
which can be exploited in Thanh Cong. Iron ores are distributed
scattered in the region. There are quite a lot of non-metal minerals
that are not assessed reserves.
The ecological system has
highly diversified biology with rare and precious animals and
vegetables such as red multiflorous knootweed, false ginseng, black
chics, tropical fruits and vegetables, insects for scientific
researches and collection. With the height from 1,500-2,000 meters
above the sea level, its climate, which is cool, fresh is similar to
Sapa, Tam Dao’s climate. The diversified vegetation covers with many
precious and rare kinds, is a favorable condition for the development
of many types of tourism such as ecological tourism, cultural
tourism,...Some well-known vacation sites of Frech colony is preserved
such as the weekend vacation area of French (Tai Song), the Red house
compound (Tatsloom).
In Phja Den - Phja Oac, Dao ethnic group
is a major ethnic group with a profound culture. They have house
architecture and distinct profession. These are particular
characteristics of Phja Den, attracting tourists.
Visiting Phja Den - Phja Oac, visitors can admire the superb and primitive beauty of this mountainous area.
