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GuideHa Giang Loop: self-drive or hire a rider?The short answer: if you have never ridden a loaded motorbike on mountain passes for several days in a row, or you…GuideHow to Travel to Ha GiangIs Ha Giang as far away as you think? Not really — but getting to Ha Giang differs from most other destinations…GuideMa Pi Leng and the Nho Que RiverIf Ha Giang could keep only one stretch of road, it would be this one. The Happiness Road Before 1959, Dong Van…GuideThe Food of the Ha Giang HighlandsHa Giang’s food is not a list of dishes. It is a consequence of the terrain: where there is almost no land…GuideThe Lung Cu Flag Tower and the Vuong MansionThese two places are less than twenty kilometres apart on the same road, and you only understand either of them properly if…GuideThe Peoples of the Karst PlateauSeventeen peoples live on the Dong Van karst plateau; across the province the number is higher still. For someone passing through, that…GuideWhy Ha Giang?There is no shortage of beautiful country in northern Vietnam. The real question is not whether Ha Giang is beautiful — it…
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ArticleHGE NewsThis section is where we post information with an expiry date: road conditions, route changes, festival and market dates, changes to the…ArticleHoang Su Phi — Flooded Fields, Ripe Rice and Terraces Built Over Three GenerationsMost visitors to Ha Giang ride the karst loop and go home. Hoang Su Phi lies in the opposite direction — the…ArticleRiding into Tet: Ha Giang, Dien Bien and Lai Chau on Two WheelsRiding into Tet: Ha Giang, Dien Bien and Lai Chau at Lunar New Year Tet is the one time of year when…Article“Du vay” rice cakes — a mid-year Tet with the Red Dao on Tay Con Linh“Du vay” rice cakes — a mid-year Tet with the Red Dao on the slopes of Tay Con Linh A cultural report…