Ta Phin village - rustic beauty in poetic Sapa

Ta Phin village - rustic beauty in poetic Sapa

Arriving in Sapa, you have to go to the villages. Why this? Because the villages will show you what is most rustic. You will understand and know the culture and people here. Ta Phin village is an attractive destination and you will witness many new things.

Ta Phin village is where most Red Dao people live. Follow 4D national highway towards Lao Cai city, located about 4km from Sapa town. Turn into a small asphalt road and catch a toll booth. When you have bought the ticket, you drive about 8km to Ta Phin village.

What's interesting in Ta Phin village?

Visiting the village, you should not wear white linen, because that concept is the color of the funeral, of bad luck. So choose the right outfit. Come here, you will be invited by the landlord, if you can not drink, please refuse to cleverly let the landlord understand and sympathize for you, absolutely not to bow down your table.

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Visiting the H'Mong people's house, you will be surprised because this place is built with big and small columns, buried deep underground. The highest column is called the mast, where the ghost resides, so you cannot lean back. Here, there was a dark sound that was a whistle. People conceive that whistling is the sound calling for demons to the village.

Here, there is a cave about 5m high, 3m wide - Ta Phin cave. Inside the cave, you will see rocks of different shapes and sizes. The stones are like: fairies, scenes of mother holding babies ... Deeper are stone pistils, bobbing, jade-colored glitter. The rocks were slightly tilted, imprinted with chicken feet or horseshoe-shaped concave.

There is also a monastery hidden behind ancient trees - Ta Phin Monastery. With pristine looks, cloudy clouds are closed, so many tourists do not visit. With its antiquity, there are many people who think this place is an ancient setting where real-life fairy tales.

Special features of Red Dao people

Located 500m from the center of Ta Phin village. You will see red Dao people covering their heads, their eyebrows clean, wearing dark green clothes with red and white patterns in their necks and skirts. Don't be too scared, because they are very friendly and always smile when meeting you. On the occasion of the beginning of the year, the Red Dao celebrates the festival of "New Year of the Dance" - a festival that bears a distinct mark, a lively festival.

Go to Ta Phin then don't miss this experience - Red Dao medicinal bath. On the way you will see there are many shops serving different types of medicinal baths. There are more than 10 types of leaves collected from the forest and planted in the hands of Dao people. The leaves are gathered, heated on a large fire and an hour later you can use it to bathe.

Leaf bath helps you reduce stress, fatigue, regulate blood pressure. The cost of a bath is about VND 120,000 per person (5.5 USD). The maximum time for bathing is 15 minutes, if you pass that time you may be drunk.