Sapa, Viet Nam’s Unsung Historic Highlands

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In Viet Nam’s far northwest region, tucked among steep green hillsides seemingly sheltered by the heights of the Himalayas, the intriguing petite township of Sapa (pr. Sah Pah, as if two words) defies most traditional images of that country held by westerners. With Viet Nam’s tallest peak, Phan-Xi-Pang at 3143 meters, towering nearby, its surrounding mountains are sometimes referred to as the Tonkinese Alps.

Emerging through generations of the surrounding hill tribes as a market town, Sapa is a gathering center for so-called “minority” groups such as the quaint Dao and the picturesque Hmong who yet cling to their respective ancient cultures as well as their colorful dress.

During the final decade of the 19th century, Sapa came under “direct [French] colonial military administration so as to curtail banditry and political resistance on the sensitive northern frontier.” By the early 1920s, Sapa emerged as a “hill station” -- not unlike those of the British Raj in India – with a handful of private villas built as retreats for French private sector wealth developing to the south. One might envision [French actress] Catherine Deneuve strolling under a parasol in her manicured gardens following a service at the imposing Catholic church of stone completed during the 1930s that still dominates Sapa’s downtown center.

Typically, visits to Sapa begin with an overnight train trip followed by a memorable 38-kilometer drive. The most singularly impressive topographical feature of the area is comprised of the lush green of the area’s terraced rice paddies that seem to – or do indeed – take advantage of every square meter of arable land, no matter how steep. By dramatic contrast, dense clouds of moving mist roll surreal and unannounced through Sapa’s ravines and valleys, then vanish with equal abruptness.

Unlike the rest of Viet Nam to the south, Sapa’s altitude of 1500 meters (4900 ft) and its temperate northern latitude yield a four-season climate, with “springtime” March to May and “autumn” October to December the most favorable months to visit.

Sapa , Lands covered Moutains range, hill trible, colourful Custom dress of ethenic Minitories and another varieties with Sapa trekking discovery tour.

(end, PDN, 05 July 2016)

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