Tac Tinh Waterfall

Coming to Binh Lu, Tam Duong District, Lai Chau visitors are not only fascinated by immense cane of the people, but also this place has a fascinating sights waiting to be discovered it is the Tac Tinh waterfall. It does not know the time the name “Tac Tinh” formed and exists in the minds of each of the Dao people in particular and all the people here in general. Following the Dao language: Tac: means water from the height falling down the rock -top emerging from vertical cliff (cliff height from 50m up compared to the ground); Tinh: means the water from the waterfall flowing down forming a puddle on the ground (like a small lake). About 30 km from Lai Chau Town to the southeast, the highway 4D on the intersection of Binh Lu town, visitors will have to undergo approximately 2km of bumpy and tortuous road to the foot of waterfall. From a distance, Tac Tinh turns up as a charming and natural scenery painting in the middle of northwestern mountains attracting visitors to explore, discover. The waterfall originated from the imposing Hoang Lien Son range, about 130m high, pouring down in the vertical direction, the foot of waterfall is about 40 meters wide, at the foot of the waterfall is a large lake about 200m2. Standing eye-level the waterfall appears as a charming picture, in the sunset light , guests will find a rainbow picture shown up on the cool water, a relaxed, which make visitor not forget the wonderful sceneries in the pictures, the best lens. After satisfying the sight from above, a small walkway will lead visitors down the lake at the foot of waterfall, a green lake showing up, and foam tossing dazzlingly white. At the foot of visitors, the water looks like wriggling through the rocks with all sorts of shapes, sizes, when visitors looked up suddenly, they feel so small midst the immense space of the scene here. “Tac Tinh” is not only the name of a waterfall but also the love – song legend of a young couple in love. Legend has it that ancient days nobody remembered any time, in the village of Dao ethnic, at the foot of waterfall, there was a beautiful girl, and her beauty is considered as orchid flowers. She fell in love with a person in the same village; both people loved and hang on to together as deer in the forest from the morning to evening. However, happiness was not long the disaster has struck down two people; their love has encountered many obstacles and dangers because evildoer plotted to harm, to cut to the love, not to become husband and wife. In order to fulfill their faithful love and vows between two people, she threw herself into the waterfall. Impressed by the actions of young girls, the people here named the Tac Tinh for the waterfall to honor her along with the desire to work for the love story of two people.