Twin Mountain is located along Highway 4C, as far as 47 kilometers from Ha Giang town, and situated at an altitude of over 1000 meters above sea level, fresh air, wild scenery, majestic nature with endlessly range of Limestone Mountains. The nature has granted here a wonderful place called “Cô Tiên Double Mountain”, it is two tops of the limestone mountain. Its shape is the same as “two breasts” of the girl, lie in the middle of the field in Quan Ba. This actually is an unique landscape of Tam Son in particular and Dong Van stone plateau Geo-park in general.
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Visitors have the opportunity to admire the art of the nature give to this land. Between the mountain and rice terraces, there have mountains with strange shape that make visitors surprise by the spectacular beauty of the nature. Two mountains associated with the legend “Co Tien Mountain” very interesting.
It is said that, in this area, there has a handsome H’Mong and have talent blowing “dan moi”. Sound of “dan moi” flies and flies away forever. There has a fairy in heaven with name “Hoa Dao”, she hears the sound of “dan moi” and tries to find the way to come the earth. And she falls in love with him. He became the husband of the fairy.
Ngoc Hoang found Hoa Dao fly to the earth, which makes him angry. She begged to have custody of baby boy but could not do it. So that she had left her breast to her son. Later, her breast turned into twin mountain of Co Tien Mountain. According to the legend, the milk from her breast creates the cool climate, fruits and vegetable has delicious flavors. Tears of her turned into Mien River, embracing the silvers of land behind the legendary gate.
“Cô Tiên Double Mountain” is truly product of the process of leaching, erosion with regular practice in the destruction of the fault zone in Quan Ba- Huong Cha that its last phase of activity occurred about 5 million years ago. It is the fact that, there are many karst scenes in the valley of Quan Ba, only “Cô Tiên Double Mountain” is the most beautiful and located at the most favorable position to visitors in Vietnam travel can see.
If you are in your tour to the provinces of the Northeast Vietnam, this double mountain should not be skipped when passing Ha Giang province.