If you want to draw the map of Vietnam, your first stroke might well be cape Sa Vi in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province. They call this place Sa Vi because, at each low tide, the receding water leaves a wide strip of sand in the shape of a dragon’s tail. “Vi” means tail and “Sa” means “sand”. Today Discovery Vietnam will take you on a tour of Sa Vi.
The sun rises behind the fog and we leave the town of Mong Cai. After a few kilometers, we arrive at Sa Vi, leaving behind the village of Tra Co, its communal house and its church. A sign marking the Vietnam-China board greets us. On the signboard is a poem by revolutionary poet To Huu, which says “From Tra Co’s casuarina forests to Ca Mau’s mangrove forests”. The Tra Co border guards wave to us. Captain Ho Van Tong, our guide, has been working at this border station for 8 months. He has now become a professional tour guide for the region.
On the signboard is a poem by revolutionary poet To Huu, which says “From Tra Co’s casuarina forests to Ca Mau’s mangrove forests”