Quýt Bắc Sơn
Bắc Sơn tangerines
Golden, thick-segmented and fragrant, with few seeds and a sweet-sharp bite. Grown across the valley and sold by the roadside in winter.
Region 02 · Lạng Sơn Province
Bắc Sơn
The visual masterpiece.
About the region
The pristine visual masterpiece of the province. It looks like a CGI render, but it’s just pure, isolated agriculture. It is a perfectly flat valley floor covered in a geometric patchwork of rice terraces, boxed in completely by 360 degrees of vertical limestone walls. It is quiet, visually striking, steeped in the history of the Tày people, and completely removed from the loud, truck-heavy chaos of the border districts.
Local specialties
For Foodies
Bánh ngải
Mugwort cake
A Tày treat of pounded glutinous rice worked with mugwort leaves, giving a soft, chewy cake with a gentle herbal sweetness.
Khâu nhục
Braised pork belly
Thick slices of pork belly, braised then steamed over taro until meltingly soft. A dish for feasts and family gatherings.
Where to go
Must visit Destinations
Đỉnh Nà Lay
Nà Lay peak
The classic viewpoint over the valley. Climb before sunrise to watch mist burn off the rice fields below the limestone walls.
Làng Quỳnh Sơn
Quỳnh Sơn stilt-house village
A Tày village of wooden stilt houses among the paddies, with homestays and traditional music and song.
Bảo tàng Khởi nghĩa Bắc Sơn
Bắc Sơn Uprising Museum
A small museum telling the story of the 1940 Bắc Sơn uprising and the valley's place in modern Vietnamese history.