SAPA – “The
town in fog”
Three
days traveling in Sapa brings you a little of different feelings from the other
parts of Vietnam. The climate is moderate, cool in the summer, foggy and cold
in the winter with occasional snowfalls due to the geological high mountain and
the close proximity to the border of China. In the spring time whole Sapa is
blanketed soon by thickening fog and cloud, which makes the town look more
mysterious.
This
is, actually the great land to have a memorable vacation, which adding more
color to your journey with Sapa’s hidden values, admiring beauty of the rich
nature, sharing understanding of locals and even your interesting personal experience
and cultures.
Sa
Pa is a quiet mountain town and home to a great diversity of ethnic minority
people: Hmong, Dao, Tay, Kinh… Most of them live in small villages and hamlets
scattering in valleys and mountains. Luckily, in spite of all fast changes
taken place in recent years, the ethnic minority people in Sapa still maintain
well their colorful and unique culture. One of the attractive things of Sapa is
the ethnic market. Even though, minority people live their life in self-subsidiary
style, the need for exchanging their products is always strong. More
significantly, this is a chance for everyone to meet others when they live in
remote and isolated villages. The market, especially, is the place for
youngsters to make friends and seek for love! Perhaps because of this reason,
tribal people always dress up in their best colorful traditional costumes to go
to the market like attending a festival.
All
should be realized in a proper way as what you wish and do not forget to bring
the gifted handicrafts of Sapa, which are made by skillful hands of the locals.
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