Fairy Pond at Ba Be National Park (Photo: babenationalpark.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Paperwork is being prepared for Ba Be-Na Hang natural heritagesite in the northern provinces of Bac Kan and Tuyen Quang to apply for UNESCO recognitionas a world heritage site.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked relevant authorities to compile adossier for submission to UNESCO.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism was ordered to guide Tuyen Quangprovince People’s Committee and Bac Kan province People’s Committee to producethe scientific dossier and send it to the Prime Minister for approval.
The two People’s Committees were directed to work with relevant agencies to preparefor the documents in line with the 1972 World Heritage Convention andregulations on cultural heritages.
Covering an area of 33,000 hectares, Na Hang Nature Reserve is located in ThanhTuong, Son Phu, Khau Tinh and Con Lon communes and Na Hang town in Tuyen Quangprovince, bordering Bac Kan province.
It has 21,000 hectares of special-use forest, stunning natural landscapes andhigh biodiversity. It is also home to more than 2,000 species of flora, 88species of animals, 294 species of birds, 30 species of reptiles, 18 species ofamphibians, 300 kinds of butterflies, 40 kinds of bats and thousands of kindsof fish, including those listed in the Vietnam Red Book and World Red Book.
Meanwhile, Ba Be Lake, the heart of the Ba Be National Park, is a rarefreshwater lake on karst. More than 10,000 years ago, an earthquake caused acollapse of the subterranean Nang River, creating a natural dam which led tothe formation of Ba Be Lake.
Some 1,268 species of vascular plants, 470 species of vetebrates and at least367 species of butterflies live around the lake.
Ba Be tourist attraction is also famous for scenery like Dau Dangwaterfall, a system of caves, the fairy pond and widow’s island.-VNA
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism was ordered to guide Tuyen Quangprovince People’s Committee and Bac Kan province People’s Committee to producethe scientific dossier and send it to the Prime Minister for approval.
The two People’s Committees were directed to work with relevant agencies to preparefor the documents in line with the 1972 World Heritage Convention andregulations on cultural heritages.
Covering an area of 33,000 hectares, Na Hang Nature Reserve is located in ThanhTuong, Son Phu, Khau Tinh and Con Lon communes and Na Hang town in Tuyen Quangprovince, bordering Bac Kan province.
It has 21,000 hectares of special-use forest, stunning natural landscapes andhigh biodiversity. It is also home to more than 2,000 species of flora, 88species of animals, 294 species of birds, 30 species of reptiles, 18 species ofamphibians, 300 kinds of butterflies, 40 kinds of bats and thousands of kindsof fish, including those listed in the Vietnam Red Book and World Red Book.
Meanwhile, Ba Be Lake, the heart of the Ba Be National Park, is a rarefreshwater lake on karst. More than 10,000 years ago, an earthquake caused acollapse of the subterranean Nang River, creating a natural dam which led tothe formation of Ba Be Lake.
Some 1,268 species of vascular plants, 470 species of vetebrates and at least367 species of butterflies live around the lake.
Ba Be tourist attraction is also famous for scenery like Dau Dangwaterfall, a system of caves, the fairy pond and widow’s island.-VNA
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