Quan Ba Valley

Quan Ba Valley is located at 45km (28 miles) from Ha Giang town, at 7,945.8 meters elevation, is called the “Heaven's Gate” and has a TV transmitter on a summit. Uniformly shaped hills of the valley are viewed from this summit. Quan Ba Valley provides views of Thach Nu Doi (literal meaning: double stalagmite, but also known as “Two Stone Breasts” in the valley below).
Quan Ba Valley has forested hills and meadows, with temperatures ranging between 10 °C in winter and 24 °C in summer. It is known for its secret grottoes and caves, colorful orchids, plum and peach trees, persimmon orchards, medicinal plants and many more. The town of Dong Van is famous for its Pho Bang Street which features multistoried buildings built with clay bricks and tiled roofs. The weekly market is where the Tay and H'Mong ethnic groups of the province visit in large numbers to trade in various types of goods and colorful hand woven cloth.