Beautiful, yes, but life matters more

Makeshift drink and food stalls on Luong Son Pass had been placing tables and chairs beside a 50-meter cliff to serve tourists. After Thanh Nien reported the situation, police in Bac Nha Trang said on Sept. 6 that they had reviewed the area and ordered vendors to remove the furniture and stop trading at unauthorized locations.

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Luong Son Pass is truly beautiful, I have traveled through it, but seeing tables and chairs placed beside the cliff is frightening.

Images of the improvised stalls perched at the cliff edge triggered anger and disbelief online. Readers criticized vendors for setting up in such a dangerous place and tourists for ignoring safety warnings in pursuit of unusual photos.

They also pointed to other risks on the pass. Vehicles parked carelessly around bends created a potential traffic hazard in addition to the danger of falling from the cliff.

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The beautiful view can never be weighed against a human life.

Several readers said the attraction of the view could not justify risking lives. Others criticized a social-media trend in which one dangerous photograph encourages others to copy the same location, pose and angle until a hazardous site begins to look like an ordinary check-in spot.

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There are barriers and warning signs, yet people still rush to the cliff edge to drink. When something happens, who will they blame? People have to know how to protect themselves.

The discussion also raised questions about management. Readers asked why a clearly dangerous business could operate openly and receive customers for so long, despite barriers and warning signs. The article's headline captures the central message: the view may be beautiful, but life is worth more.

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The loop created by social media can sometimes be alarming. One person takes a beautiful photo beside the cliff and posts it, then someone else wants to find the same place and copy the pose and angle.