Khon Lake belongs to Thai Son commune (Ham Yen), about 6 kilometers away from the district center. With the water surface area of ​​over 47ha, the lake has many islands scattered to create beautiful landscapes and tourist attractions. Since 2005, Ham Yen district has had plans to invest into Khon Lake as 1 of 3 ecotourism development axes including Dong Tien (Fairy Cave) and Cham Chu forest. In the summer afternoons, standing on the shore to watch the Khon lake, clouds and sun shimmering on the lake. Lower your camera, you will capture a perfect space: your front is the wild chrysopogon, the background is the mountains far away to the horizon. Take a boat around Khon lake, visitors will enjoy the pure beauty that the Creator has given to it. The landscape of the lake is the ideal space for picnics in the holidays. Previously, people around the region have planted fruit trees on the islands of Khon Lake such as oranges, tangerines and shade trees. Visitors can visit the islands by boats, to the gardens and enjoy the specials right there.
Not only with the tourism potential, Khon Lake is also known as the supply of freshwater fishes in the district. Thai Son cooperatives has cultivated many fishes such as pike, mud carp, tilapia, carp.. to have fish annual production of over 30 tons. Khon Lake has developed the fishing services. Tourists come here to be floating on the lake or indulge in the quiet space to relax. Khon Lake is going to be an attractive destination of visitors to Tuyen Quang.
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