After babe national park we headed up to the village of Ban Gioc, literally on the border of China (on google maps it's actually in China). Ban Gioc has 2 magnificent waterfalls separated by a river, one waterfall is on Chinese territory and the other on Vietnamese. It was curious to see Chinese tourists visiting the waterfall from the other side of the river, in their slightly different boats to the Vietnamese tourists on our side. Both sets of tourists respected the border, neither stepping off the boat onto the other side of the river, both sharing the same water space. We were filled with awe looking out onto China, stood on the frontier of this huge civilization, both ancient and modern - have you seen the size of the China Lonely Planet??!
The waterfalls were truly stunning. We could have easily spent all day there, listening to the crashing, contemplating the power of the movement. Big waterfalls are very cool things to visit, especially when you can get close. The grandeur silences you, the power humbles you.
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