Fansipan Mountain, Lao Cai

Fansipan Mountain, Lao Cai
Geologists say the Hoang Lien Mountain Range, with Fansipan as its highest peak, did not emerge in the mountainous North West of Vietnam until the neozoic period (circ. 100 million years ago).
 

The caves of Muong Vi, Lao Cai

The caves of Muong Vi, Lao Cai
Caves and caverns of Muong Vi are 28km from northeast of the provincial capital of Lao Cai, in a valley ringed by mountains.
 

Ham Rong Mountain, Lao Cai

Ham Rong Mountain, Lao Cai
Legend has it that in the distance past, all animals lived together in a chaotic environment. One day, Jade Emperor gave an order that every species of animal had to find for them an area to live. Having heard the order, they scrambled for a place to reside.
 

Hoang Yen Chao Castle, Lao Cai

Hoang Yen Chao Castle, Lao Cai
The castle was built at the beginning of the 20th century (between 1914 and 1921). Its owner was Hoang Yen Chao of Tay origin. He was the father of Hoang A Tuong, a tribal mandarin under the domination of the French colonialists.
 

Sapa, Lao Cai

Sapa, Lao Cai
Visitor to Sapa in summer can feel the climate of four seasons in one day. In the morning and afternoon, it is cool like the weather of spring and autumn. At noon, it is as sunny and cloudless as the weather of summer. And it is cold in the evening.