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Sapa in fog
Mai Chau well-known for its tea farms, dairy
and now flower farms. Tourists can
Mai Chau (in Hoa Binh province) visit Dai Yem waterfall, pine forests,
is an immense green valley with caves as well as see immense grass
villages of ethnic minority people fields, unbounded white-plum and
living. In Mai Chau, tourists can yellow flower.
visit the lakes and villages of Mong
and Muong people, such as Hang A cluster of
Kia, Pa Co, Van Mai, by bicycle or Dien Bien Phu relics
on foot. Visitors can also enjoy
popular music performances, the The Dien Bien Phu battlefield, Dien
Thai special foods in Lac village, Bien province, is 500km west of
Van village, and Pom Coong, Ha Noi. The valley of Dien Bien
and the unique landscape of the was the location of an extremely
mountainous area along to Da river. heroic fight between Vietnamese
Staying overnight at Lac village will people and the expeditionary
help tourists to better understand army of French colonialism. The
the manners and customs of the battle lasted 55 days and nights
Northwest ethnic minorities. (13/3/1954 – 7/5/1954) with the
defeat of the French. The Dien
Moc Chau Highlands Bien Phu victory created a great
resound that forced France to
Moc Chau Highlands (Son La enter into Geneve Agreement for
province) is the home of the Mong recognition of independence and
ethnic people. It is 1,050m above peace for Vietnam. Destinations
sea level, 200km Northwest of of Dien Bien Phu include: Dien
Hanoi, and reached by highway Bien Phu Historic Victory Museum,
No.6 from Ha Noi. Dien Bien Martyrs’ Cemetery,
the outstanding relics of Dien
Moc Chau is a green steppe, has Bien battlefield in the old days,
cool and airy climate, in summer it hills A1, C1, C2, D1, entranced
is often around 20oC. Moc Chau is
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