Lai Châu ginseng: a hidden national treasure

LAI CHÂU — With more than 57 per cent of natural forest areas, Lai Châu is using this advantage to attract businesses to collaborate with people to invest in forestry. Lai Châu ginseng is an indigenous and rare plant of Lai Châu province that grows in high mountain areas. In recent years, Lai Châu province has directed research and preserved the precious genetic resources of Lai Châu ginseng, creating favourable conditions for the conservation, investment and development of ginseng, creating opportunities for households to grow ginseng. At the Lai Châu Ginseng Fair held in November, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc praised the favourable conditions of Lai Châu to grow ginseng. Research has shown that Lai Châu ginseng - a particularly rare plant for Việt Nam and the world, is endemic to Lai Châu Province.