Sapa is set in the North of Vietnam and is close to the Border with China. It is a beautiful town that has a tranquil air that is in complete contrast to Hanoi. Here you can see black H'Mung tribal people at the market, or even visit their homes and see how they manufacture their own clothing from Hemp and dye it using indigo dye. The village we visited was on a steep hill. Pigs, chickens, dogs and cats where lolling about in the sun, whilst little children played on precarious balconies. The humour of the tribal people shown as old women joked and bartered their goods. The hills looked like they where covered by huge steps, as even these had been utilised to grow rice and other veg. Some locals talked about opium fields that
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