Landscape on the way to Lai Châu

The white stilt houses of the Thai ethnic minority people reminded me of Mongolia (white gers on the grassland and next to mountains). Previously, the stilt houses were made of wood, but now people changed to concrete to protect environment (saving wood). (Nhà sàn màu trắng của người dân tộc Thái xây bằng bê tông ở khu tái định cư).

Than Uyên and Lai Châu

July 27th 2012
This is Part 3 of my 7-day solo trip in the North West of Vietnam by local bus and motorbike. Wednesday afternoon (July 18) - I missed the bus from Mù Cang Chải to Than Uyên at 12am and another bus would come 4 hours later. After waiting for a couple of hours, I decided it was enough and I would travel by motorbike (40km). The landscape on the way was so beautiful as I was passing by mountain ... read more

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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

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