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Bamboo reserve promotes conservation, relaxation
Vietnam’s first bamboo reserve offers facilities for scientists and students as well as a unique daytrip for tourists and city slickers.
The
Phu An Ecological Bamboo Museum and Botanical Reserve, also known as
the Phu An Bamboo Village, is a multipurpose center promoting
scientific research and ecosystem conservation while educating the
local community about environmental protection and the value of
ecotourism, said project head Dr. Diep Thi My Hanh, a lecturer at the
HCMC University of Natural Sciences.
In addition to providing a research center and laboratory for students
and academics, the reserve is also an ecotourism site, located in Binh
Duong Province’s Ben Cat Commune, some 30 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh
City.
The vast ecological reserve with its 130 bamboo species, including many
rare varieties collected from every corner of the nation, is open for
tourists to wander the day away.
Phu An Bamboo Village’s botanical garden is known for its gorgeous
landscaping, brought to life with lush bamboo clusters and brilliantly
colored flowers.
Visitors can rest on stones, rocks and boulders scattered throughout
the garden while they enjoy local fruits and unwind to the chatter of
the area’s local birds.
Tourists can ride bikes along shady roads that meander through the
greenery or have a swim in the Chua Canal, a tributary of the Saigon
River.
The reserve also features a museum displaying tools, musical instruments and art made out of bamboo.
The museum houses an endangered species room where rare plants and
insects are kept. There is also a small theater where visitors can
watch documentaries about bamboo.
The site also features a bamboo maze made of rare species.
The VND11 billion (US$665,100) reserve, 12 kilometers from the
provincial capital of Thu Dau Mot, opened to the public last April and
covers nearly 10 hectares.
The project is a collaboration between the HCMC University of Natural
Sciences, the Binh Duong Province administration and authorities from
France’s Rhone Alpes region and the Pilat Natural Reserve.
Phu An Bamboo Village
Address: 124, 774 Road, Ben Cat Commune, Binh Duong Province.
Source CPV/TN
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