Sa Pa is a highland town in Sa Pa District, Lao Cai
Province, Vietnam. This area is known to have beautiful landscapes, tourist
attractions. Sapa travel has many enjoyable experiences
Sa Pa is located on a site at 1500 to 1650 meters altitude
on the slope of Lo Su Tong. The peak of this mountain can be seen in the
southeast of Sa Pa, with an elevation of 2228 meters. From the town overlooking
the Ngi Dum Valley in the east and the Muong Hoa Valley in the southwest. [3]
Topography - Climate
Located in the northwest of Vietnam, Sa Pa town at an
altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level, 33 km from Lao Cai and 317 km from
Hanoi. Beside the main road from Lao Cai city, to Sa Pa, there is another
traffic, 4D highway connecting Binh Lu, Tam Duong, Lai Chau. Although most of
the inhabitants of Sa Pa are ethnic minorities, the town mainly focuses on Kinh
people living on agriculture and tourism services.
Although located in the North of Vietnam, should have
brought a tropical monsoon climate, but due to its high terrain and near the
tropics Sa Pa has a subtropical humid climate, temperate air around year. In
the summer, the weather in the town is one day as there are four seasons: the
morning is the spring, the midday is the sun, the sunshine, the cool air, the
afternoon clouds and dew drops The feeling is as cold as the sky and the night
is the cold of winter. The annual average air temperature of Sa Pa is 15 ° C.
In summer, the town does not suffer from the harsh sunshine like the coastal
plains, about 13 ° C - 15 ° C at night and 20 ° C - 25 ° C during the day.
Winter is often cloudy and cold, temperatures sometimes drop below 0 ° C and
snow. The annual average rainfall ranges from 1,800 to 2,200 mm, most
concentrated in the period from May to August.
Residential
This is the residence of the population of 6 ethnic groups
Kinh, H'Mong, dzao Red, Tay, Giay, Xa Pho.
The ethnic groups in Sapa have the following cultural
festivals:
Giay in the lunar month.
Hoi An (mountain bike) of the H'Mong people.
Dzao festival of Dzao occurs in the month of Tet.
The busy market in Sa Pa on Saturday evening stretches to
Sunday every week. Sapa market has special appeal for tourists from far. It is
also known as Sa Pa love market because here young men and women from H'Mong
ethnic group, Red Dzao can use the sound of the horn, flute, lip, leaf or song
to find or meet with your partner
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