Hà Giang - Part 4 (Mapileng pass & Mèo Vạc)

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April 26th 2012

Published: April 26th 2012

16 & 17/4/2012 – Day 3 & Day 4 of the 5 day trip to Hà Giang (the northernmost province of Vietnam). We said good bye to Đồng Văn town and moved on toward the most beautiful section of the trip. Mapileng pass is only 7km in length, but as I said in Part 1, it took 11 months to build one km which was the most difficult section. We stopped several times on the way for taking photos. The lands... Read Full Entry

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View of the road we're going

We are going to reach the other mountain following this winding road.

Nick Út at the market in Lũng Phìn commune

The famous photographer didn't use the cameras with big lenses. He used a simple one to get close-up with the ethnic people at the market.

19 year old Dzao girl

We invited the girl cakes and asked her some questions about her life. She is still single and works as a farmer.

Laying rocks to protect the soil & tree

Soil is a precious thing as the rocks make up majority of the land area. The ethnic people lay the small rock pieces to prevent the soil and tree from falling down.

Selling chickens at Lũng Phìn market

Souvenirs sold at the Khâu Vai Love Fair

Mapileng pass along the mountains

Phở noodle soup in Mèo Vạc town

We ate Phở noodle soup in 4 out of 5 breakfasts on the tours. (4 trong số 5 bữa sáng trong tour là món phở. Chưa bao giờ tôi phải ăn phở liên tục đến như vậy).

Lũng Phìn market

A school in Khâu Vai

We went to see the Love Fair in Khâu Vai and it was organized near this school. I saw some ethnic pupils and their wooden bunk beds.

Pà Thẻn weaving village

Lũng Phìn market

At the Khâu Vai Love Fair

Some local food are sold at the Khâu Vai Love Fair. Ethnic minority people enjoy meeting each other and eating food. Rượu ngô (maize wine) is also sold here.

Ethnic women at the Khâu Vai Love Fair

Stage at the Khâu Vai Love Fair

I am not sure what time the musical and dancing performance was made. When I came to the Love Fair, only tourists were taking photos on the stage.

Miếu Bà temple in Khâu Vai

Both locals and tourists who came to see the Love Fair worshiped at this small temple.

Hoa Ban flowers in Mèo Vạc town

April and May are the months when we can see these pink flowers.

Souvenirs sold at the Khâu Vai Love Fair

Selling goats at Lũng Phìn market

A house in Lũng Phìn commune

With horse and motorbike.

Lũng Phìn market

26th April 2012

Leah
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Simply stunning scenery. Ha Giang area has the potential to be another tourist attraction in no time :) I love the basket the locals carry like a backpack (you can put all the shopping in, even a one year old baby)

26th April 2012

John Strathearn
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Ha Giang - part 4
Thanks very much for this and part 3. Wonderful photos and very interesting information. Amazing to see Nick Ut - I have read the book about the girl in the picture.

26th April 2012

Rob_n_Lorenza
Rob & Lorenza B

"I really wish Hà Giang would not be the same as Sapa." we hope so also - thanks for the blogs and for shairng your trip info with us, plus the lovely photos. This was a really interesting group of blogs. Take care

27th April 2012

TinNiE
" Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness "

love the mountains views. nice photos :)

31st July 2014

Arnaud
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Great blog post about Ha Giang region
Loved your Ha Giang blog! Very well documented, many thanks!

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