Cao
Bang is a mountainous province in North-Vietnam. Its provincial
capital is under the same name. It shares a border of 314km
with China to the north and the east, and is inhabited by
many ethnic 
groups.
Some 60km from the provincial capital is Pac Bo, a small hamlet
in Truong Ha commune, Ha Quang district, close to the Vietnamese-Chinese
border. In the local dialect, Pac Bo means watershed, where
springs of clear water run. Behind Pac Bo hamlet is a mountain
which houses the Coc Bo Grotto where Ho
Chi Minh returned in February 1941 after 30 years of living
abroad in search of a way to liberate the country. Coc Bo
Grotto is about 30 square metres dotted with beautiful stalactites
and stalagmites. President Ho Chi Minh made a statue
of Karl Marx out of one of the stalagmites, and named the
spring running in front of the grotto entrance after Lenin
and the highest mountain peak after Karl Marx again. In this
grotto, President Ho presided over many important meetings
to discuss ways to bring the Vietnamese revolution to final
victory. From Thai Nguyen City, provincial capital of Bac
Th¸i province, you drive along Highway 3 to the towns of Bac
Can and Phu Thong. After another 16km, you will arrive at
Ba BeLake which is about 225km from HaNoi. The lake
actually consists of three lakes called Pe Lam, Pe Lu and
Pe Leng, so it is called Ba Be (Three Seas). Ba BeLake is
surrounded by limestone mountains and thick forests, home
to many species of rare birds and animals.
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