#64-Nguyen Thi Diem Trang

gửi bởi **Tocxu** » Thứ 7 Tháng 6 07, 2008 9:00 am

Topic2 - Introduce about your hometown to your friend or a foreigner who is visiting Quang Binh.

Hi everybody!
You know the word “waist”, don’t you?
I think it is familiar with all of us because it is a part of the human body. But I do not talk about this meaning, I want you to imagine. Please think about a small part which is a connection between two others, then relate to our country. As we all know, our country, Vietnam, has an S-shaped structure. Look at it! Do you see a small part in the middle of this “S”? We can call it the “Waist” of Vietnam. Do you know this land? It is Quang Binh province - my hometown. If you have an opportunity to travel around our country, welcome to Quang Binh, the sunny and rainy land.
Being a carrying-pole between two regions of the country, perhaps due to the suffer from many severe disasters, Quang Binh is given many beautiful spots by The Creator: from a long Truong Son row of mountains, a year-round cloudy CoPi mountain, to Mu Gia mountain passing through Laos and Lua waterfall in Truong Son . At Quang Binh, you can go swimming in the sea. The beach here is flat, the bottom of sea is shallow, and the sand is smooth without mud. The environment is not polluted. Quang Binh has two famous beachs: Nhat Le and Da Nhay. Maybe you have heard Nhat Le where Mother Suot Statue is located. Nhat Le bridge stretches out to Bao Ninh bringing travelers to Sun Spa Resort - an ecological journey area with beautiful sights and comfortable services. And when you come to Da Nhay beach, I am sure you will have a new and bizarre view. There, mountain and sea are close together. The forest is next to the sea making natural scenery more attractive and lovely. Travelers traveling from The North to The South or the other way around do not avoid being surprised at this landscape when passing through the mountain pass. Please do not miss when you have a chance for sightseeing.
Talking about beautiful spots of Quang Binh, we must mention Phong Nha - Ke Bang national park which was recognized as the world natural heritage site in 2003. Perhaps this is the place which attracts most tourists. In here, there is a rain forest with many valuable and rare animal and plants. When you come to Phong Nha Cave and go along its length, you will feel lost in a perfectly different and bizarre world. If you want to know more about this cave, you can easily find useful information in any traveling book.
Quang Binh also has many places of historical interest, such as: Ho Chi Minh Road, Quang Binh Gate, “Luy Thay” in Dong Hoi, Tam Co Cave in Son Trach, An Xa Temple in Le Thuy...ect. An Xa temple is located near General Vo Nguyen Giap’s house. And it has a special thing: a two-tops coconut tree. Have you ever seen a tree like this? If not yet, you should come here to see it. You will be amazed.
We have to recognize that The Creator favours Quang Binh a lot, but we can not deny the importance of people. People themselves here make marvelous things which beautify their everyday life. There are many traditional craft-villages. Quang Thuan commune and Quang Tho commune in Quang Trach district are famous with making “Non”, a special kind of hats that is of conic shape. Moreover, a brass castering craft in Mai Hong hamlet, Dong Trach commune, Bo Trach district; a net weaving in Duc Trach commune and Bao Ninh village and a making mat craft in Le Thuy district..ect... If you want to come and try to make anything yourself, people there are willing to help you.
Through two long term war of resistance of our country, although Quang Binh was destroyed heavily, it restored quickly. Especially, these two violent fights trained Quang Binh people to have many infinite elevated qualities: diligent and creative in working, courageous and willing to die for their fatherland. People love each other and are willing to help others whenever needed. Everyone in here is really friendly and hospitable. Therefore, you please come to Quang Binh and visit somewhere in here. I believe that you will be welcome pleasantly and warmly. And you will also discover many more interesting things. Welcome you to the “Waist” of Vietnam, Quang Binh land. I am sure you will not be disappointed with your choice.