Admire the ancient rhododendron blooming brilliantly on the top of Putaleng

Mar 28, 2022 13:47 GMT+7

Many social networking groups are sharing a series of pictures of brilliant azalea flowers blooming at the top of Putaleng, in the midst of thousands of Hoang Lien Son, causing netizens to panic.

Mount Putaleng is the third highest peak in Vietnam, located in Ho Thau commune, Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province. This place is always loved by tourists, especially those who love mountain climbing and adventurers who want to conquer and explore.

Putaleng Peak has an altitude of 3,049m, located on the Hoang Lien Son range, the old forest here is rich in biodiversity with hundreds of years old trees. The ancient rhododendron trees, luxuriant branches and leaves, moss covered around the trunk appeared and disappeared in the middle of the fog. In the flower season, suddenly, it seems to be full of life, brilliant in the mountains and forests of the Northwest.

Talking to an Infonet reporter, Ms. Hoang Trang Anh – a dog person with a series of photos of azaleas that made the online community ecstatic in the past few days said, just have passion, “People with normal health can also conquer Mount Putaleng in just 3 days and 2 nights very gently. For people with good physical strength, it only takes 2 days and 1 night to complete the check-in tour with azaleas.”

Visitors will have interesting experiences when watching colorful azaleas bloom. In the azalea season, this place suddenly becomes like a fairy forest, an ideal destination for nature lovers.

Putaleng is famous as the forest with the most species of azaleas, from red, yellow, white to pink. The fairy forest has a variety of species, hundreds of years old trees are very ancient.

The best time to “hunt” azaleas is from late February to early April every year. Visitors coming to this high mountain in the Hoang Lien Son range are not only attracted by azalea flowers, but also in summer there are cool streams and forests with fresh air.

According to A Load Porter, an experienced person guiding tourists to conquer the azaleas on Mount Putaleng shared with Infonet reporters, at the present time (March 27), azaleas are near Mount Putaleng now. just started to bloom. And the flowers in Si Thau Chai village have begun to fade.” Therefore, when preparing to conquer the high mountain to see azaleas, you need to consider and ask the locals carefully so as not to miss the most beautiful route.

You will be immersed in the fairy forest, filled with the green of the old forest, the cool freshness of the stream, and most interestingly, the feeling of being released in the middle of unspoiled nature.

Although the way to conquer this 3rd highest mountain in Vietnam is a bit long and more difficult than going up Fansipan, you will certainly feel proud and surprised when you can admire thousands of azalea trees blooming along the slopes. on the deep green old forests.

Lam Giang

Photo: Lang Binh, A Load Poter, Trang Anh Hoang

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