Thung Nai valley

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April 4th 2012

Published: April 4th 2012

Friday, 30 March 2012 - My company organized a one day trip, so I traveled with my colleagues to Thung Nai which is located 100km northwest of Hanoi. Thung Nai means "valley of deer" as deer were coming to this valley in the old days. When Hòa Bình hydropower plant was built in the 1980s, the valley became a reservoir. The mountains were partly submerged in the water and they became islands, as ... Read Full Entry

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I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info

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Thác Bờ temple

View from Thác Bờ temple

This is used for catching fishes on the reservoir.

The biggest fish "Cá nheo"

The fish in the middle is the biggest fish I saw on this trip. It's about 5kg in weight and costs approx. US$30. Fishes sold to tourists are caught in the reservoir.

Baking fishes outside a temple

Tourist boats in Thung Nai

This is the place where boats depart for visiting two temples and a cave.

"Hầu đồng" ritual at Thác Bờ temple

The boy is ready for the ritual. The red cloth will be put over his head, then a tray of fruits. See photo No. 5.

Women are baking fishes outside a temple

Hòa Bình hydropower plant

This tunnel is leading to the generator room. The turbines and generators are placed inside a mountain to avoid bombing, as the first design was made during the American war in early 1970s.

Hòa Bình hydropower plant

We only can see 8 generators as the huge turbines are underground. The movable crane is used when repair of generators is required.

Hòa Bình hydropower plant

We bought sightseeing tickets and followed a guide toward one of the 4 tunnels. At the end of the tunnel there are 8 hydro turbine generators.

View from main dam of Hòa Bình hydropower plant

It was quite dark at 5pm. When we were standing on the main dam, we could see both the reservoir (where we cruised during the day) and downstream of the Đà river.

Hòa Bình hydropower plant

The management room is upstairs, while the generators are opposite to it. In the poster you can see a symbol of Vietnam and Russia friendship (Vietnamese and Russian engineers are shaking hands).

4th April 2012

Roman
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Chúc mừng năm mới - Great photos and comments of your company trip
I haven’t been there yet... You don't put anymore pictures of you in Bảo Đại it's a pity... Keep on travelling for our delight

4th April 2012

Leah
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Hi Hong Ha, How are you? Thung Nai Valley is very beautiful & has potential to attract more tourists. Thank you for sharing :)

4th April 2012

Hideyuki Kobayashi
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Thung Nai
Amazing ! How you can visit such an interesting place only 100Km away. Your beautiful photos always attract me, too.

5th April 2012

Himali
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Cheap air ticket
I Learned most From Your Site.

14th April 2012

Dinh Nguyet Anh
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Bài viết hữu ích
Chào bạn Hà, Mình đã vào đọc travel blog của bạn vì thấy bạn nói rằng bạn đã khám phá hai điểm cực Bắc và cực Nam của Vietnam cùng Vietrantour nên mình thấy thú vị điều này. Khi đọc bài viết đến Banglades của bạn, mình thấy rất hữu ích và chắc chắn mình sẽ đến đây vì mình đã từng có kế hoạch đến thăm đất nước này vì mình đã đọc một cuốn tiểu thuyết mà tác giả là người Banglades. Bài Thung nai này mình cũng thấy ấn tượng vì bạn thực sự là một người yêu thiên nhiên, yêu du lịch. Cách viết của bạn rất gần gũi cho những người sẽ đi sau bạn để tìm hiểu và khám phá. Cảm ơn bạn.

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