Only 30km away from the center of Lang Son City, Mau SonMountain is located in Loc Binh District, Lang Son Province.
Only 30km away from the center of Lang Son City, Mau Son
Mountain is located in Loc Binh District, Lang Son Province. This natural
wonder has an ability to mesmerize anyone who is strong and lucky enough to
make it to its peak, from which they can witness one of the most magnificent
sceneries of Southeast Asia.
In the past, people can only get to the top of Mau Son
Mountain by either walking or riding a horse. During the period of French
colonization, the mountain was the favorite attraction the French upper class
in Vietnam. They also built a military center there in the 20th century to
guard and protect the border of Vietnam. These activities of the French people
excluded the original inhabitants in the region – the Dao ethnic group, from
residing in their own place. As a result, this group had to move, leaving the
area around Mau Son Mountain to the powerful French. However, only a fixed
number of authorized people can enter the French base.
The site was not open to tourists until January 1936 when
Dr. O Pflot, a student of Dr. Alexandre Yersin visited Mau Son to collect some
Vietnamese traditional medicinal herbs. Amazed by the artless beauty of Mau
Son, he insisted the French governor on permitting tourism activities to
develop in the region. He finally got accepted and started constructing the
tourist villas in the same year. It took O Pflot about 7 years to finish his
dream site and the result was rewarding. Nowadays, you can find many ancient
stone villas on the side of the mountain.
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