Poetic beauty of Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark

4/24/2018 - 11:12:44 AM

Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in the northern border province of Cao Bang was recognised as a global geopark by the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council in Paris on April 12.

Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in Cao Bang province is about 300km from Hanoi capital city. It covers more than 3,000 sq.km (Source: VNA)

With many beautiful scenery and historical sites, Cao Bang is an attractive destination for holiday-makers (Source: VNA)

Tourists admire the beauty of Nguom Ngao Cave (Source: VNA)

The geopark is home to fossils, ocean sediment, volcanic rocks, minerals, and especially karst landscapes, which can give researchers an insight into the over-500-million-year history of the Earth (Source: VNA)

The Ban Gioc Waterfall in the geopark (Source: VNA)

The Ban Gioc Waterfall is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Vietnam. It is an iconic tourist destination of Cao Bang province, helping attract a great number of domestic and foreign tourists to the locality (Source: VNA)

An aerial photo of Ban Gioc Waterfall (Source: VNA)

View from a mountain in the geopark (Source: VNA)

A corner of the geopark (Source: VNA)

With many beautiful scenery and historical sites, Cao Bang is an attractive destination for holiday-makers (Source: VNA)

Source: VNA

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