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Pac Bo Cao Bang - Where time stands still
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Walking into the village, we visited another house and were invited to drink home-made liquor. This time the owner of the house, a generous woman with pink cheeks, recounted the village's love for Uncle Ho and the Revolution. Their hospitality was sincere and moving, unaffected and heartfelt.
Following the curved road, we proceeded to the Pac Bo historic site. In the Tay language, Pac Bo means “the Source". We headed upriver along "Lenin Stream", which is about 10 meters wide, and of a striking transparent pale-blue. On its smooth surface, there sometimes appear big stones emerging still from the surface, while the water runs over these hurdles, creating small waterfalls. Along two banks of Lenin stream we saw pistil stratiotes, looking like big green bee nests and also standing still in the stream.
The road runs in a thin U-shape where the bottom becomes Coc Bo Cave. A lot of falling leaves cover this stone road. It is in fact difficult to see the blue sky above since the canopy of leaves is so thick. The trees growing along the stream naturally grow into mysterious forms that never cease to charm. The road then slopes, leading hikers to Coc Bo, where the walls of the cave are cool and humid. When standing at the entrance looking down, one can still read "February 8, 1941", the day Uncle Ho first came here. From outside, the cave looks small and easy to bypass. In fact, to our amazement the marks separating the border of China and Vietnam are only steps away. It seems that Uncle Ho lived on the border, not just near it!
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