Let’s go to Long Thanh hamlet, Phuoc My commune, Quy Nhon city, following a tortuous path which runs around forests of eucalyptus and ear leaf acacia about 1.6km to reach the bank of Long My Lake.
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The Long My Lake |
Meandering through the route along the bank a few hundred metres, you will find a big surprise with the appearance of the Ngang (also known as Da) spring which originates from Ham Rong Mountain and flows down into the Long My Lake.
Along the stream-bed, there are numerous rocks of various shapes and sizes. Obstructed by the rocks after rising from the high and sloping mountain, the low of Ngang spring becomes turbulent, creating white foamy falls.
The brook is ever-lastingly murmuring. Whizzing sounds of the forests and eagerness to conquer the mountain, to discover many mysteries behind the large rocks will take you halfway up the mountain without your notice.
Don’t miss the chance to swim in the “Fairy Well” there. It is actually a very limpid large water hole which is full all year round. What a pleasure to swim in the Fairy Well after the mountain climbing!
According to local people, Ngang spring used to have a very valuable specialty - Asiatic soft-shelled turtle (scientific name: Amyda cartilaginea Boddaert). It looks like tortoise but its shell is harder and its body is bigger. Some even weigh 5-7 kilos. Its meat is delicious and thus has high economic value. Go fishing at night time to catch anguilla also used to be a very interesting activity. However, the specialties at Ngang spring now disappear because of over-exploitation practice.
The more you climb up the mountain, the more beautiful falls you’ll see. If you want to reach the top of the mountain, you should prepare more carefully and equip more for your legs. A local man living near Long My Lake, Tran Dai Long, said, “People here are able to forecast the weather by looking to the mountain top. If there is fog, it is certainly going to rain couple of days later.”
Ham Rong Mountain has a special kind of tea which is called Fairy Tea. The local people often climb up the mountain to pick the tea leaves and let them dry under the sun for use. The tea tastes sweet and acrid. It helps much in intestine disorder treatments.
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