Lung Cu Flag Tower and Lolo Chai Village in Ha Giang

Lung Cu Flag Tower and Lolo Chai Village in Ha Giang

The flag tower of Lung Cu is located in Ha Giang, in the far North of Vietnam, more than 300 km from Hanoi.

The flag tower of Lung Cu is a sacred place of the Vietnamese. It marks the North of Vietnamese territory. From there, travelers to the North can see the Sino-Vietnamese border.
 

Dong Van - Lung Cu road zigzags

On the way, you can meet ethnic minorities carrying wood on their shoulders or keeping their livestock.

Park the bike at the foot of the tower, 389 stone steps take us to the top of the flag tower.

Lung Cu flag tower, Ha Giang

The tower of the flag of Lung Cu is located on the Dragon Mountain (Long Sơn), at 1,700m above sea level. At the top of the tower, there is a breathtaking view of the mountains, rice terraces, ethnic villages and two small symmetrical lakes that are never dry.

Lung Cu is a very poor commune. The H'mong and Lo Lo ethnic groups live there from agriculture and weaving. Lolo Chai is a small village at the foot of the Lung Cu flag tower. It is easy to find the way to the village thanks to the path sign.
 

The village Lolo Chai in Lung Cu, Ha Giang

The village includes 70 homes. They wear only their traditional handmade clothes at important festivals.

Falling in love with this territory, a Japanese called Yasushi Ogura helped the Lolo Chai to open the café Cực Bắc and a homestay. Since 2002, he has been to Ha Giang Province, where the landscape is beautiful and home to 22 ethnic groups.

"In Vietnam, the Dao, Hmong, Tày ethnic groups managed to preserve and promote their culture while the Lolo did nothing. There are many people who come to visit the Lung Cu Flag Tower every day but there is no coffee for them to relax, "he says.

At first, the Lolo family of Chiên and Vân did not accept Ogura's idea of ​​establishing coffee because they did not feel comfortable with strangers in their home. Ms. Vân was perplexed because she did not know how to make coffee and speak in English. On the other hand, Ogura has finally won the trust of all members of the family.

He invested 200 million VND to buy furniture and build two toilets. He also took a girl from Hanoi to Lolo Chai to learn Ms. Vân's basic English, show her how to make coffee and other drinks as well as serve the customers. They started the coffee in early 2015.
 

Cafe Cuc Bac

The cafe and the homestay are all located near the communal house of Lolo Chai village. A night remaining at the homestay allows us to taste traditional dishes and discover the culture of Lolo Chai.

This destination can be a real challenge for tourists to Vietnam to conquer for its remote location to the North. However, for truly intrepid travelers, the journey to Lung Cu flag towers and nearby ethnic villages turns into an extremely exciting trip.

You must do : 

=> Ha Giang Loop Tour 2,3 or 4 days