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SA PA TOWN
Welcome
to Sapa Town - Sapa district Vietnam
Nested
under the shadow of Fansipan
mountain, Sapa Town beautifully sits on a hill top at 1,600m above
sea level, viewing over the Muong Hoa valley. Being unknown until 1880s
when the French arrived Sapa town was quickly became well-known for its
natural beauty, fresh and cool climate. As a result, in early decades of
20th Century, It was built into a summer resort by the French with some
hundred villas to accommodate their colonials to escape away from summer
heat of cities in lower regions.
The
resistant war against the French (1945-1955), caused a lot of damages
and Sapa was almost isolated and forgotten until 1990s when tourism
started again in Vietnam. Sapa woke up to welcome the first tourists in
early 1990s and be developing into a large town to serve the booming
tourism. Although experiencing such fast growing, the town is well
maintained its own charms and resisted its harmony to the surrounding
nature. From the top of Ham Rong Mountains a perfect panorama view of
the town open wide with lovely architectures and buildings under the
shades of pine trees which centered around the Church and market place.
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