Bach Ma National Park Hue

Bach Ma National Park Hue

Bach Ma National Park is one of the biggest attractions of Hue in Vietnam. Located in central Vietnam in the province of Thua Thien Hue; the park is 700 km away from the capital city, Hanoi and 1000 km from Ho-Chi-Minh-City (Saigon). The park is spread across an expansive area of 22,000 hectares covering the districts of Phu Loc and Nam Dong. The park was created in the year 1991 in order to protect the forest stretch from the South China Sea to the Annamite mountain range at the border with the Lao PDR. The area is characterized by steep mountainous slopes and dense forest which is home to a variety of animals and plants. The base of the mountains is rich in tropical monsoon forest. The species of animal and plants found in the forest belongs to both South and North Vietnam.

The Bach Ma mountain peak is the highest point in the park reaching to a height of 1450 m above the sea level. The sea coast is a mere 18 km away from the mountain.

History

The Bach Ma crest derived its name from the "white horse" or the white cloud which covers its peak always. In 1925 the area came into the notice of the French colonial rulers and was proposed to be built up as a conserved forest. But the subsequent Vietnam War led to the shelving of the project as the peak was extensively used for war purpose. Later in 1991 the Bach Ma summit got back its lost glory and the park was named as Bach Ma National Park and one the biggest forest conservation project in the country.

Flora & Fauna

The Bach Ma National Park is nothing less than a paradise for the nature lovers as it is the life support for a huge variety of plants and animals that are found in Vietnam. The variation in the altitudes in the park is upheld as the reason for the bio diversity. Moreover the park is situated in the transition region of two distinct bio-geographical regions leading to the presence of different species of flora and fauna.

- Flora

The region is rich in diverse species of flora with the presence of 2,147 different species which represents one-fifth of the total vegetation of Vietnam. The forest is home to as many as 86 species of endangered plants along with numerous medicinal plants as well.

- Fauna

The animal life in the forest is rich in many endemic and rare species. Around 1,493 species have been identified till date out of which 132 are from the mammalian family, 358 bird species, 31 reptile species, 21 frog species , 57 fish species and 894 insect species. Interestingly the avian family of the park covers around one-third of the total bird population of Vietnam.

Getting There

The park is accessible easily from Hue, Da Nang and Hoi An. The park is connected to the outer world by bus, train and other regular road services.

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