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Sapa Travel Guide |
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Fansipan Mountain is
located 9km
south-west of Sapa
Townlet in the Hoang
Lien Mountain Range.
Characteristics:
Fansipan is branded
"the Roof of
Indochina" at the
height of 3, 143m;
Fansipan ... |
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Ham Rong Mountain is
an attractive
tourist area in the
center of Sapa
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This is an age-old
village of H'Mong
ethnic group
remaining unique
customs and
practices that are
lots in other
villages... |
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Sapa Ancient Rock
Field is between the
terraced rice
paddies of ethnic
minority groups. The
first exploration
research, in 1925,
recorded that there
were 200 stones of
various dimensions
concentrated in the
area. Hon Bo, which
is 15m long and 6m
high, is the biggest
of theses rocks.
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Three big families
of Ly, Ban, Trieu
arranged Tet of
dancing at the head
of the family’s
house. The main
ceremony is the
dances which are
performed by small
group of young boys
and girls |
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Thuong Temple is
located on the Hoa
Hieu Hill, Lao Cai
City, dedicated to
Tran Hung Dao - the
famous general of
Tran Dynasty. He
commanded the Dai
Viet troops
defensive in Lao Cai
in 1257. The spring
festival is
organized at the
cutural center of
Lao Cai Ward and
Thuong and Mau
Temples |
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Xoe Festival in Ta
Chai is the spring
festival of the Tay
to pray for good
crop, full of grains
and rice. The ritual
is rather simple
with a tray of
offerrings put at
the foot of a neu
tree which show the
sincerity of
villagers to the god
of farming |
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