Stone stream of Van village in Gia Lai is an ancient rock rapids millions of
years old, located on both sides of a babbling stream. The stone pillars at Van
village have a unique shape, hexagonal shapes stacked on top of each other
stretching about 1km. Surrounding the ancient rock rapids and stone stream are
vast green natural landscapes, majestic and magnificent mountains, creating a
beautiful and rare natural scene.
The ancient rock stream at Van village is one of the unique and rare geological
heritages of the Central Highlands in general and Gia Lai province in
particular. Currently, the ancient rock fields in Gia Lai are becoming famous
tourist destinations. The ancient rock stream of Van village is listed on the
Gia Lai tourism map, along with famous destinations that need to be preserved in
the province such as: Chu Dang Ya volcano, To Nung Lake, hundred-year-old pine
trees from the French period...
How to get there
The ancient rock field runs along both sides of the stream, located in Van
village, Ialy town, Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province and about 45km from
Pleiku city center .
From Pleiku city, you go straight along Highway 14 towards Kon Tum for about
16km => turn left onto Tl 673 (the road to Ialy hydroelectric plant) for about
20km => then turn right and continue for about 2.5km to Van village. From Van
village, you can still continue by motorbike or car for another 2km to reach a
coffee plantation. Here you have to walk along a trail along the stream for
about 500m to reach the rock field with the poetic stream of Van village.
The route to explore the stone stream is pretty long, crossing a small trail is
a bit difficult, but when you see the amazing natural scenery of the stream and
the beautiful natural stone blocks, you will feel it is worth it. According to
the locals, the stream has many names in the language of the Jrai people (Ruai,
Jrai Pha, ...). This stream flows between the territory of Ia Phi commune and Ia
Ly town, flows through many Jrai villages and then flows into the reservoir of
the Ia Ly hydroelectric plant. In particular, the section passing through Van
village (Plei Van) suddenly appears an ancient stone field, strangely shaped,
stretching for kilometers ...
The ancient stone field of Van village has many exposed sections, notably two
very beautiful sections only a few dozen meters apart. In these sections, next
to the stream, the large hexagonal stone pillars seem to have been arranged by
some miracle, lying next to each other, flat and majestic as if "challenging"
the power of time.
There are hundreds of such stone pillars arranged in a field stretching for
kilometers, from which this stream is also called Da Dia stream (with ancient
beauty similar to Ghenh Da Dia - a special national monument in Phu Yen).
According to research by geologists, this ancient rock formation has existed for
over 100 million years!!!
Seen from above, the rocky cliffs look like giant, unique honeycombs. Between
the two rocky banks is a babbling stream, weaving through the crevices of the
rocks, creating white foaming waves.
Ancient rock field and stone plate stream of Van village have extremely wild and
rustic scenery, surrounded by immense mountains and forests, the sound of
flowing streams, chirping birds... Feeling the scent of the forest, the mountain
wind mixed with the fresh air of the stream, you will never forget.
Whenever asked about the ancient rock rapids or the stone plate stream, the eyes
of the people of Van village shine with pride for their homeland, it is a gift
that Yang (Giang, meaning heaven) has given them. All activities in their lives
are close to the stone stream: drinking water, fishing, bathing in the stream,
games during holidays and Tet. They hope that the beautiful scenery of their
homeland will always be preserved and protected forever for future generations.
The stone stream in Van village, Chu Pah district, along with the ancient stone
field in Don Hyang village, Mang Yang district, and Ong stone mountain in Hra
village, Kong Chro district, all belong to Gia Lai province, and are all special
and rare geological heritages of the Central Highlands region. Not only that,
the ancient stone fields are also places of wild beauty and undiscovered tourism
potential.
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