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T’nung Lake – an untouched charm of Pleiku
The
central highlands of Vietnam embrace many mysterious charms. Tourists
willing to get off the beaten path will discover pristine lakes and
rivers, vast swathes of old-growth jungle, and isolated ethnic minority
villages. Any journey from Pleiku to Kontum should include a stop at
T’nung Lake; the flooded cater of a volcano millions of years old which
now serves as the city’s reservoir.
T’nung
Lake, also known as Ia Nueng, is located in Bien Ho Commune in the
north of Gia Lai Province, about 7 kilometers from the heart of Pleiku
City. The lake, surrounded by pine forests and mountain, is 230
hectares wide, expanding up to 400 hectares in the rainy season, and
about 30 meters deep. In the early morning when the sun is still low in
the sky the sun beams reflect like a silver band on the lake.
T’nung is the name of the village. According to local folklore T’nung
Lake was named after an ethnic village named where everyone lived
happily together. One day a fierce quake erupted and destroyed the
village, turning it into ash. When the fire was finally doused all that
remained was a deep hole. The survivors stood besides the deep hole and
cried, filling the hole with their tears and turning it into a lake.
The road to T’nung Lake is through a green canopy of pine trees. To
satisfy curiosity, if contemplating the charms of the lake is not
enough, tourist can take a thuyen doc moc (hollowed – tree boat or a
dugout canoe) trip to explore hidden charms of the lake, to see their
shadows on the pure and sparkling surface of the lake and to delve into
the forest to discover magnificence of exotic lifestyles in harmony
with wild nature. Here tourists will see the abundant and varied fauna
and flora. Meandering around the lake, tourists can add to their fun
with some fishing, and watching the turtles.
The village is home to friendly ethnic people such as Bahnar and
Jarai…, so tourists may stroll around the village to discover
traditional customs and stay overnight to make a camp-fire and enjoy
grilled fish that was caught in the lake with ruou can (wine drunk out
of a jar through pipes) to experience the flavor and the soul of the
uplands.
T’nung lake or Bien Ho (Sea Lake) was recognized as a national
landscape by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1988. The lake
remains unchanged, with a primitive charm that appeals to tourists.
Source: vietnamtourism.com.vn
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