Sapa
Travel Information
Sapa was settled by the French in 1922 as a hill station and an
outpost to China. It is 350 kilometers northwest of Hanoi in the
Fansipan Mountains and 3,000 meters above sea level. The French
refer to this area the Tonkinese Alps.
Sapa is a remote and very isolated town. Their customs have changed
little even with the influx of tourists (mainly backpackers). The
women wore exquisite head dresses in the tradition of their individual
tribes. The Hmong young men were dashing in embroidered caps and
sashes with large, bone handled knives in the waistband. The children
were stunning in their miniature versions of the traditional outfits.
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