YDL #56: 10 điều thú vị về Bhutan có thể bạn biết rồi | Yêu Máy Bay

Hidden between India and China, lies the peaceful Himalayan snow-capped plain. Bhutan has been a favorite destination for explorers over the years. Although a small kingdom, Bhutan has a lot of stories that foreign people love, and many lessons that make us admire. Let's explore 10 wonderful things about this country together. Many people want to travel to Bhutan, that's a fact. However, this is not a place where you can travel on your own. Tourists who want to come to Bhutan must buy tours from companies designated and licensed. The cost of the tour is at least $200 in the low season and $250 in the high season. This cost includes travel, accommodation, ticket money, tour guide, in general, everything. And only tourists who buy a tour can get a visa. Even if you have a visa to Bhutan in some way, this country does not provide services that allow you to travel on your own. Paro Airport in Bhutan is considered one of the most dangerous airports in the world. This airport has a long runway of only 1,964 meters, surrounded by high mountains. Not many pilots are allowed to land at this airport, and the airport only accepts small aircraft, including the ATR-42, ATR-72, and a little bigger, the Airbus A39. It is also reported that the royal airline of Bhutan, Truc Air, is also ordering an Airbus A320neo. The airport only operates from early morning to late afternoon, does not operate at night, and currently serves the regular flights of Truc Air and Bhutan Airlines, a private airline. The most wonderful thing about Bhutan is the clean environment in this country. Bhutan has the strictest environmental protection regulations and laws. The Bhutanese Constitution stipulates that the area of ​​forests covering the country should always be at least 60%. However, now the area of ​​forests covering up to 71%. The Bhutanese Constitution states, each Bhutanese citizen is a guardian of the natural resources and environment of the kingdom for the benefit of the present and future generations. This is the basic duty of every citizen to contribute to the protection of nature, preserve the biodiversity of Bhutan. Environmental protection to develop sustainably is also one of the four pillars to build the national happiness index of Bhutan. And perhaps you should also know that Bhutan is banned from importing and selling cigarettes. Bhutan is one of the few countries in the world that still has a king. The king and queen are highly admired by the people for their wealth and dignity. However, Bhutan did not follow the monarchy system, but moved to the monarchy system since 2008. That is, there is still a king, but there is still a parliament. The laws and regulations on criminal offences in Bhutan are not different from those in some countries that still have a monarchy system, but you also need to pay attention to the respect for the image of the king everywhere. In some areas where the king's estate or house is located, you will be restricted from taking pictures, which the guides will remind you when you come to Bhutan. Can you see how expensive the travel expenses to Bhutan are? Some of the money earned from travel will be spent on education and health care. In Bhutan, all students are free to study from grade 1 to grade 10. Traditional vocational and craft schools are also free of charge. And to have a great thing in this education, the government of Bhutan collects taxes from tourism with 65 dollars per visitor to allocate free education, free health care, reduce poverty, build infrastructure. The education system in Bhutan has changed a lot compared to the past. Previously, education was not a common thing. Until the 1950s, education in Bhutan was mainly in prisons. Studying and writing are also limited in prisons. Even many Bhutanese students have to drop out of school and go to Tibet to study economics. In Bhutan, the concept of GDP is not as important as the national happiness index, GNH. This is the pillar for the government of Bhutan to implement policies to develop the country. And Bhutan has done very different things than the surrounding countries. Environmental protection to develop sustainably is one of the four pillars to build the GNH index in Bhutan. This index is used to measure the happiness and health of the people of Bhutan. Happiness surveys have also been carried out since 2008. In Bhutan, you should experience wearing traditional clothes of Bhutan. That is the Go set for men and the Kira set for women. These traditional clothes have many different fabrics and patterns for each area. The special thing is that the Go and Kira sets do not have buttons, but only use strings with the parts of the clothes to tie and roll. It is very difficult to wear a traditional outfit, and tourists who come to Bhutan for the first time cannot wear it. Interestingly, after wearing it, the clothes in front of the belly can be used to hide personal belongings such as wallets, cell phones, keys. The Go set is for men to wear at the bottom, so when sitting, do not spread your legs too wide to hide boys. In Bhutan, you can also see people wearing Go and Kira all over the place. No matter where you go, go to school or go to work. Thimphu is a rare capital in the world without a traffic light. There are not many old cars in the capital, and in the busiest place, the traffic police will control the old car to go back. It is not football or any other popular sports, archery is a national sport in Bhutan and loved by the people. It is not difficult to find archery schools in Bhutan, where archers practice every day. Bhutan's archery is called Takin, a type of animal that looks like a cow and a goat. Takin lives in bamboo forests at a height of 1,000 to 4,500 meters. They eat grass. And if you come to Bhutan and don't have a chance to go to the forest to see Takin, you can also watch them at the Takin Conservation Park.