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Sapa is also famous
for its love market,
which takes place on
saturday evenings.
The love market of
Sapa used to be the
place to find a
partner to get
married. With the
tourism, the real
love market does not
take place
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This small market is
between Can Can
market and Bac Ha
town, about 12km
from the town. It's
less busy than other
markets, and is open
on Sunday. It is a
good place lo move
onto once the tour
buses arrive in Bac
Ha from Sapa, and
has a very real
feel... |
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Binh Lu and Tam
Duong market is
located on the other
side of Sapa,
passing the 1900
meter Tram Ton pass,
Viet Nam's highest
mountain pass and
considered the most
beautiful stretch of
road in the country |
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Very rural seldom
visited market,
where you can meet
ethnic groups that
are only found in
this particular
district of
Vietnam... |
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Big market with a
wide range of ethnic
groups: Hmong, Dao,
Nung, and merchants
from other ethnic
groups who come all
the way from China
to sell their
products. Several Pa
Zi women sell
traditional incense
made from the bark
and resin of scented
trees... |
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Can Cau Market is a
small, but very
colourful market,
set in the mountains
near the Chinese
border. The Flower
Hmong minority is
the most common
here, and their
colourful dresses
makes is a beautiful
sight. |
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Leaving Sa Pa early
Tuesday morning or
picked up in Lao Cai
arriving with the
train from Hanoi, we
drive with land
cruiser to Coc Ly
Market. The drive
from SaPa will take
us approx. 2 1/2
hour... |
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There are many trees
around Bac Ha, and
in the spring the
countryside is white
with blossoms. Every
Sunday, Bac Ha hosts
the biggest fair
near the mountainous
highlands and the
Chinese border...
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