Sapa Culture
Tay people, Sapa Vietnam
The Tày grow rice in paddy fields, preferably in the plains and in the valleys. The villages consist of wooden or bamboo stilt houses and are often built in the immediate vicinity of a stream or a river. The household is the basic economic unit and
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Hmong people – Sapa, Vietnam
Originally, the Chinese hmong populations used to live in the wide plains south of the Yangtse river. As of the 16th century, they started to migrate to the south-east under the demographic, territorial and political pressure of the Chinese.
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Dao people in Sapa Vietnam
The Dao-Mien settled in Vietnam two to three centuries ago, depending on the area. One of the Dao's specific cultural features is their traditional writing system using Chinese characters. The Dao, known as the Man or Yao in south-west China for
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Hmong people in sapa
The main subgroups present in Vietnam are the White Hmong, the Hmong Leng, Hmong Pua, Hmong Shi or Sheu and the black Hmong. In Sa Pa, the Hmong Leng are the most numerous, some Hmong Sheu and Hmong Pe women – with their colourful skirts and
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Sapa Festival -” In clouds festival”
The "in the clouds" festival is designed to lead visitors from one delight to another with a series of activities highlighting the rich and distinctive aspects of Sapa’s diverse ethnic cultures. A tourism festival dubbed “Walking in a
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The history of Dao people in Sapa
The different Dao groups from the Lao Cai province usually wear red headdresses or red pieces of clothing. The Dao-Mien settled in Vietnam two to three centuries ago, depending on the area. One of the Dao's specific cultural features is their
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