In the midst of the deep green of the old forest, the white waterfalls make visitors feel like they are lost in a fairyland. Come to Moc Chau – Son La, don’t miss the date with these magnificent waterfalls and listen to the old stories through the whisper of the jungle and the sound of the waterfall.

Only less than 200km from Hanoi along National Highway 6, Moc Chau – Son La is being evaluated as the capital of an emerging global tourist paradise. In 2022, Moc Chau was honored with the World Travel Award (WTA) as the “World’s Leading Regional Nature Destination”. The natural landscape here is still unspoiled, especially the beautiful fairy-like waterfalls worthy of a visit.

Amidst the majestic and mysterious greatness, the waterfalls in Son La not only bring ecstatic beauty to people’s hearts, but also hide the legends to make the beauty more charming and magical. Among the famous waterfalls in Son La, there are Nang Tien waterfall, Dai Yem waterfall, and Ta Nang waterfall.

When visiting Ta Nang waterfall, visitors will hear a sad story about a beautiful Muong girl. She has a crush and loves a boy. On the contrary, the person she loves is the child of a family that is the enemy of the family. Unable to come together, the girl chose to end her life, throwing herself down from the top of Tat Nam. The name Ta Nang waterfall was also born from there, associated with a painful love story. In the midst of thousands of mountains and forests, high mountains, 3 waterfalls flowing vertically down to look like a giant white silk strip in the Northwest sky.

And at Dai Yem Waterfall, another love story. According to local people, Dai Yem waterfall is also known as Nang waterfall. Dai Biem Waterfall is located in Muong Sang commune, Moc Chau district. Dai Yem Waterfall is located on Vat stream, originating from two streams of Bo Co Lam and Bo Ta Con in Vat village – a Thai village with a long history. Suoi Vat flows about 5 km in combination with a large stream starting from Bo Sap village (bordering Vietnam – Laos) and at the confluence of these two streams, the water meets the limestone mountains flowing down to form a waterfall. The majestic bib.

People here say that in the past, in Laos, there were foreign invaders. With the friendship between Vietnam and Laos, the boys of Vat village volunteered to go to your country to help. At that time, there was a Thai ethnic couple who loved each other very dearly. Before leaving, the young man and his lover parted at the top of the waterfall and promised that he would return to fight the enemy and marry you…

After the war broke, the boys of the Vat village returned, but the girl’s lover was nowhere to be seen. Every day, she kept climbing to the top of the waterfall to wait. There were boys in the proposal, but she refused, uncompromisingly faithful to the wishes of the two.

One day, the girl was bathing in the waterfall and accidentally fell down. The villagers went to look for it but could not find it, only seeing a strip of Thai girl’s bib hanging on a tree branch. That bib was embroidered with the names of the boy and the girl. Since then, the villagers have called this waterfall Dai Yem to symbolize the iron love of the couple…

Dai Yem Waterfall has a height of more than 100m and has two parts including a waterfall and a clear jade-like stream.

Not only beautiful love stories like Dai Yem waterfall, Ta Nang waterfall, and Nang Tien waterfall are associated with the legend of two beautiful girls, they help the people here know how to farm, build houses, and dance. , the Khen, the Pi,… Expressing their gratitude and admiration for the talent and virtue of the two girls, the people honored the citadel. After the two women lost their people in the area, they established a temple, the name of which is Nang Bang – Nang Muong temple, or the temple of Lady Chua Son Lam.

Nang Tien Waterfall (also known as May waterfall, Chieng Khoa waterfall, 7-storey waterfall) is located in Na Cha village, Chieng Khoa commune, 7 km southeast of Van Ho district center. The waterfall is formed by the water source of Tan stream, confluence from Suoi Lin branch, Van Ho commune and Suoi Khem village, Phieng Luong commune (Moc Chau district).

Fairy Waterfall is located in the middle of a primeval forest. The green of the vegetation, the green of the mountain rocks, the deep jade color of the stream and the white waterfalls create a wonderful, mysterious and romantic scene like a wonderful cup that makes visitors shake off their heads. dust of everyday life.

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