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Vietnamese  Flag The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... [read more]
Blog: Fansi Sapa
Date: December 8th 2007

Qing speaking, YAY: No, We didnt climb Fansipan (the highest point in Vietnam), Jeff's a wimp!!. We decided to watch b-rated films on HBO the first day, to get used to the altitude change. After I believe the third uneventful movie we decided to venture outside. The little city was full of real and fake Black H'mongs-a popular local tribe. We wouldve loved to purchase colorful hemp blankets ... read more


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