1. Overview:
Luc Yen district, about 250km from Hanoi, more than 90km from Yen Bai city to the northeast. Luc Yen has distinct features, overlapping with limestone mountains and quiet hills. Coming to Luc Yen, tourists can not only admire the beauty of gem works but also admire the beauty of villages and cultural traditions of the Tay ethnic group here.
2. History and relics:
Luc Yen district is a land with many historical vestiges and scenic spots, containing many legends, bold cultural colors of ethnic groups Tay, Nung, Dao, Kinh … living together with colorful picture of customs, historical and cultural relics, economic potential and richness of historical sites, festivals and scenic spots.
3. Exploration:
Visiting Luc Yen, crossing the To Mau bridge across the gentle Chay River, visitors will immediately encounter a complex of sacred and unique historical and cultural relics. That is the complex of Thap Hac Y pagoda – Dai Cai temple located in Tan Linh commune, Luc Yen district, which has been recognized as a national historical – cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. . Legend has it that Dai Cai Temple worships Ba Chua Quan Luong Vu Thi Ngoc Anh, who is a descendant of a family, a general, proficient in literature and martial arts, and knowledgeable about farming. General Vu Van Mat recommended her to the king and was promoted to deputy general, in charge of military salaries. For decades in her position, she has kept a full-time job in the rugged mountains. During difficult times, she brought her farming experience in the lowlands to popularize the people and soldiers in the area to reclaim land for wet rice cultivation, cotton weaving, and dozens of fields in Chau Thu Vat, Chau Luc Yen in the past. are all thanks to Mrs.
4. Foods:
Tourists can stop to stay at the cultural stilt house or any Tay or Dao family in the commune to enjoy special dishes: fish salad, chicken, mountain goat meat prepared according to their own way of eating. Dao people or simply strangely delicious wild vegetables … then get drunk with a cup of fragrant corn wine from the owner’s own hand distilling…
5. Specialities:
Luc Yen rose to become a tourist destination by preserving and promoting the culinary values of the homeland. During the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, Luc Yen always has specialties for guests: Vinh Lac seedless persimmons, Sanh oranges, Khai Xuan crispy peeled tangerines, Xieng cave purple potatoes, Muong Lai sticky rice, Thien Tan Phuong chicken, Lam Thuong gourd duck, now with more freshwater prawns raised in freshwater ponds and lakes, has quickly entered the list of introducing special dishes to eat once and remember forever.
6. Potential tourism:
Not only beautiful and charming by the wild nature, Khai Trung is also very famous for its beautiful cave system hidden deep in the heart of limestone mountains such as Diem cave, Bat cave, Tac En cave… In addition, Khai Trung. China is also famous for its national cultural activities. It is also a verse, but the timbre of the Tay language of the Khai Trung people makes the song more passionate, the towel dance, and the flower dance more flexible.
Luc Yen is also a cultural place rich in ethnic identities, with folk dances and singing “Kham Hai" of the Tay people, the love song of the Nung people, with a very unique ceremony of the Dao people. Going to Yen The town, the political – economic – cultural center of Luc Yen district, visitors will be immersed in the flow of people from all over the world who are busy flocking to watch the Buffalo Fighting Festival, a traditional festival with bold characteristics. culture of the people of Ngoc land.