My trip in Sapa

Trung and I started our journey to Sapa at 7:30pm at the Ga Ha Noi (Ha Noi train station). Tip…

Red Dzao girls in Sapa

Although you need to do a trekking to the mountains to see the “Real Life” of the ethnic minorities, you…

Reasons to visit Sapa

There are many reasons to come to Sapa. The two main are: to see how local minorities live in Vietnam,…

Giay Ethnic Minority

History: The Giay immigrated from China 200 years ago. They are strongly influenced by Chinese culture. Language: The Giay people…

Xa Pho Ethnic Minority

History: The Xa Pho came to Vietnam about 200 – 300 years ago. Some believe that their clothes indicate they…

Tay Ethnic Minority

History: The Tay are the earliest known minority in Vietnam, who are thought to have arrived from inland South East…

Red Dao Minority

History: The origin of the Red Dao is uncertain. It has been surmised that they arrived not long before the…

H’Mong Ethnic Minority

History: The Black H’mong immigrated from China approximately 300 years ago. Language: The spoken language belongs to the H’mong –…

Handicrafts of Ethnic Minorities

Until the 1980s, most of the mountain populations in Vietnam used to produce nearly all their everyday life objects. Clothes,…