Nested
under the shadow of Fansipan mountain, Sapa
Town beautifully sits on a hill
top at 1,600m above sea level, viewing over the Muong Hoa
valley. Being unknown until 1880s when the French arrived
Sapa town was quickly became well-known for its natural beauty,
fresh and cool climate. As a result, in early decades of 20th
Century, It was built into a summer resort by the French with
some hundred villas to accommodate their colonials to escape
away from summer heat of cities in lower regions.
The resistant war against the French(1945-1955), caused a
lot of damages and Sapa was almost isolated and forgotten
until 1990s when tourism started again in Vietnam. Sapa woke
up to welcome the first tourists in early 1990s and be developing
into a large town to serve the booming tourism. Although experiencing
such fast growing, the town is well maintained its own charms
and resisted its harmony to the surrounding nature. From the
top of Ham Rong Mountains a perfect panorama view of the town
open wide with lovely architectures and buildings under the
shades of pine trees which centered around the Church and
market place. |
