Lying
some kilometers east of Sapa town lies a large oval shaped
valley which is home to the H’mong and Red Zao of Ma
Tra and Ta
Phin Village. Following
the main road from Sapa to Lao Cai for 4km, one can enjoy
the panorama view of the whole valley, stretching for about
12 Km with some low hills in the middle to divide the valley
into two parts. The closer part to the road is area of Ma
Tra village and the further one is Ta Phin village where the
Red Zao and Black H’mong share the land. The H’mong
occupy the higher land on which they built narrow terraced
rice paddies while the Red Zao cultivate larger and flat fields
around the center of the valley. From over 10 years ago, a
15km motor way was built to connect the center of the valley
with Sapa town and it takes only half an hour. However, It
is much more interesting to follow the trail which run on
high elevation around the valley for a real life discovery. |
