Incredible views of Sapa’s rice terraces
(VOV) -Tourists’ often say Sapa’s rice terraces look like a stairway to heaven, presenting a marvellous swirl of abstract colour and patterns.
Here are some aerial photos we hope you enjoy:
Located 38km from Lao Cai City, Sapa is a mountainous district of Lao Cai Province. At the height of 1,600m above sea level, the average temperature of the area is 15-18°C. It is cool in summer and very cold in winter.
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Sapa is also famous for its love market, which takes place on Saturday evenings. The market is the place to find a partner to get married.
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The Sapa stone church has been nominated as one of the five best-known over 100-year-old churches. It was built in the early 20th century on an area of 6,000sq.m with Roman Gothic architectural style, which is clearly seen in its pyramid-shaped roof, bell tower and dome. Situated in the centre of the resort town, the church has a 20m bell tower with a 500-kg bell.
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Being shaped like a dragon’s head dimly looming in the thin veil of the early morning, Ham Rong (Dragon Jaw) Mountain is a fine combination of man-made and natural landscape is an attractive tourist area in the centre of Sapa town.
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Wandering stone paths leads tourists to wild peach forest, then orchid gardens with more than 6000 orchid plants belonging to 194 kinds.
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Sapa lake, adjacent the administrative area of the town, is considered the green lung of the tourism paradise.
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Domestic and foreign visitors are very keens on Ta Va-Ban Ho-Trung Chai-Cat Cat Villages Tour.
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The epic landscapes of the terraced rice fields in Sapa
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