Sa Pa Town

  Sa Pa Town is located in Lao Cai Province, north-west Vietnam, and 350 km north-west of Hanoi, close to the border with China. Sapa Town is famous both for its fine, rugged scenery and for its rich cultural diversity.

 

Taking a night train from Hanoi to Lao Cai, and then 45 minutes more from Lao Cai City by bus, Sapa appears in fanciful fog. Thanks to the height of 1,600 m above the sea level, the average temperature of the area is always 15-18°C, cool in summer, but a bit cold in winter.

  

The closer you you will to the land of fog and mist, the more you  thought that maybe you was lost in a forest in Europe. After checking in at the hotel,you should had a short trip around Cau May Ancient Town and visited the old church. When the evening came around the corner, it was hard to see who is opposite me if there was no street light. Everything here seems always be covered in a virtual fog. The next day when the sun rose, you wil have chance to see Sapa in a clearer look. Each row of trees, lake and roof appeared as if they were in a classic picture. The scenic beauty and pristine nature of this place is the biggest attraction for visitors. And then you visit to some famous places such as the Silver Waterfall, the Stone Church, and the terraced fields or some villages of ethnic minorities. You need a camera to take many pictures to preserve this beautiful scene. 

 

Sapa Town is famous for its special cultural diversity in a combination of ethnic minority groups’ culture. Visitors to Sapa will have opportunities to discover the unique customs of the local residents. Local markets are the town’s typically cultural element, which are always crowded and joyful, attracting hundreds of visitors. This is the common place for minority groups to gather and exchange goods. Market sessions are also a chance for local people to promenade. No foreign visitor could help joining such a market session, a typical cultural element of Sapa Town. What is more, tourists coming to Sapa Town at weekends have the great chance to learn about local ethnic people's courtship and martial life, through the Sapa Town love market and wife kidnapping ceremony of the H’Mong group. The ceremony will begin on April 29th. This is part of a five-day festival, titled Festival on the Cloud, to mark the beginning of the Sapa 2006 tourism year, in the northern mountain township of Sapa, in Lao Cai Province.