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Visiting Sapa in Lao Cai

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April 22nd 2017
Located in the north-west of Vietnam, at an altitude of 1600 meters, 38 kilometres from Lao Cai city centre and 376 kilometres from Hanoi, Sapa is known as not only a famous resort of Sapa district, Lao Cai but also owns a host of miracles of nature. The stunning terraced rice fields, luxuriant forests and unique local cultures are all the features that create a majestic, charming and poetic lands ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest » Lao Cai » Sapa

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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