April 15, 2020 | 18:39 (GMT+7)
Water-rails blossom on Fansipan Mountain
PANO – When April sets in, Hoang Lien Son range looks beautiful and attractive as thousands of colorful water-rail flowers bloom on both sides of the road on the way to the top of Fansipan Mountain.
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Hoang Lien Son, the “Kingdom of water-rails” in Vietnam, is an ASEAN Heritage Park. |
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It is home to around 40 species of water-rails. In April, thousands of colorful water-rail flowers are in full bloom, bringing a poetic beauty to Hoang Lien Son Nation Park. |
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The altitude of 2,200m on Fansipan Mountain is ideal for water-rails to blossom. Therefore, on the top of Fansipan often gathers the most beautiful ancient water-rails. |
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Unlike Ban flowers with graceful beauty, water-rail flowers have the beauty of vigor and vitality. |
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Yellow and red water-rail flowers are in full bloom in La Han street, around Son Than Temple, in craggy cliffs along the road leading to Kim Son Bao Thang Tu Pagoda. |
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Red water-rails blooming in Northwestern mountainous region |
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Visitors can also enjoy colorful hundred-year-old water-rails blooming while sitting in a cable car leading to the top of Fansipan. |
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On the way to the peak, visitors will be stunned by the vivid color of the water-rails. |
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The flowers can live in harsh weather conditions on the top of Fansipan. |
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The water-rail season lasts from April to July. |
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The picturesque nature scenes here seems to open a new world, different from the daily busy life. |
Translated by Minh Anh