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Nestled in a valley in the Tonkinese Mountains of Vietnam close to the Chinese border, Sapa was originally built by the French in 1922 as a hill station retreat from the oppressive summer heat of Hanoi. Situated at an elevation of 1,650 meters and overlooking Fansipan (Vietnam's highest mountain at 3,143 meters), Sapa is now more known for its varied hill tribe population and spectacular scenery. One of the most striking features in the area are the terraced rice paddies that cascade down the mountainsides in curvilinear patterns reminiscent of rice paddies found in Bali, Indonesia but on a much grander scale. The H'mong and Dzao people are the largest ethnic groups in the region. While the most eye-catching people are Red Dao, who wear scarlet head-dresses with woollen tassels and silver trinkets. The most numerous are the Hmong people, who make up over one third of the district's population. Hmong women are the most commercially minded, selling their embroidered indigo blue waistcoats, bags, hats, and silver jewellery to tourists.

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