Van Long wetland nature reserve is the largest wetland nature reserve in the Northern Delta. The nature reserve is located northeast of Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province.
Van Long has been operating tourism since 1998 and is now a key tourist destination of the Vietnamese nation. Photo: Emeraldaresot.
Nó là nơi sở hữu 2 kỷ lục của trung tâm sách kỷ lục Việt Nam năm 2010 đó là “Nơi có số lượng cá thể voọc mông trắng nhiều nhất” và “Nơi có bức tranh tự nhiên lớn nhất”. Ảnh: Quang Vu.
In 1999, Van Long became a nature reserve, listed in the list of wetland protected areas and a list of systems of special-use forests in Vietnam. Photo: Flickr.
Currently, Van Long is supported by the Government of the Netherlands, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Cuc Phuong Ruthless Primate Rescue Center, which supports the conservation of rare animals. Photo: Phan Ty.
Since 1960, a 30 km long dyke was laid on the left bank of the river to rule the Day River, turning Van Long into a 3,500ha wetland, pulling migratory birds to stop feeding on the bypass. cold. Photo: Bao Vu.
The isolated mountains into the rocks between the immense watercourse have "accidentally" become the end for many animals and plants to escape human destruction. Photo: Emeraldaresot.
Currently, Van Long has more than 40 white-tailed deer langurs. Photo: Panoramio.
Van Long is a region of high biodiversity, limestone ecosystems that are home to the largest populations of femur monkeys in Vietnam with over 100 individuals. Photo: Quangtoai.
Van Long wetland is a diverse ecosystem. In addition to the two main ecosystems, wetlands and limestone forests, there are also ecosystems in the fields, lawns, swidden fields and village ecosystems. Photo: Vietnamtourism.
Van Long's flora and fauna is very characteristic of the karst and wetland ecosystems of the Red River Delta. Photo by Chuck Kuhn.
Especially this is a very valuable biodiversity research site of these two ecosystems and is the site of the largest Vietnamese duck shrimps because of the large number of individuals that are most observable compared to The habitat of other local ducklings. Photo: Le Bich.
The plant ecosystem in Van Long has 722 species. Of these, 687 vascular plant species belong to 451 genera, 144 families and 35 species of aquatic plants. In particular, there are eight species listed in the Red Book of Vietnam (1996) as abstainers, flowering flowers, broadleaf leaves, radishes, grapes, cashews, canaries. Photo by Chuck Kuhn.
Van Long animal ecosystems are abundant, of which there are 39 species, 19 families, 8 animals, of which 12 species of rare animals such as duckweed, blue bear, tomorrow, leopard. Reptile amphibians have 38 species belonging to 16 families, 3 orders, 2 classes. Of these, 9 species of reptiles are listed in the Red Book of Vietnam. They are still present in Van Long, such as the giant snake, the flowering flower, the python, the snakes, the red stripes.
Van Long is also capable of forming a bird sanctuary because there are 100 species, 39 families, 13 birds and now there are tens of thousands of storks, flycatchers, white storks often feed on mudflats and rice fields. Photo: HQN.
Not only is the nature reserve, Van Long wetland is also an attractive place. Van Long is known as a "wave-free bay" because when you go on a boat on the lagoon, visitors will see the water surface as a giant mirror. Photo: 500px.
The watercolor painting reflects clearly the strongest traces of limestone massifs bearing the name of Mèo Bar Mountain, Mang Xoi Mountain, Mount Books, Da Ban Mountain, Nghien Mountain, Mt Coi Mountain Fairy ... However, the water here is not blue sea water, but in the clear express the layers of moss on the bottom. Photo: HQN.
Van Long area has 1000 beautiful caves, many large caves are worth the development of tourism such as Fish Cave, Shadow Cave, Tortoise Cave, Chanh Cave. Particularly, the cave is a penetrating cave 250m long, 8m high, 10m wide is a beautiful cave. This is a gathering place, breeding of catfish, perch, banana fish. Hang Bong is a beautiful cave more than 100 meters long, 4-floor cave, Canh Gate ... Photo: Micheal Ruan.