Things to do

Time: The 15th day of the first lunar month. Place: Ta Chai Commune, Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province. Objects of worship: Agriculture Deity (administer of fields and gardens). Characteristics: Xoe dancing of the Tay. Xoe Festival in Ta Chai is the spring festival of the Tay to pray for good crop, full of...

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ime: From the 1st to the 2nd day of the first lunar month. Place: Ta Phin Commune, Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province. Objects of worship: Deities, ancestors. Characteristics: Dancing (14 styles of dance), bathing ancestor’s statues. Three big families of Ly, Ban, Trieu arranged Tet of dancing at the head of the family’s...

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For the ones really fit, I recommend the three day trekking to the Fan Si Pan mountain. Mount Phan Xi Pang, as locals call it, is a 3500 yard high peak (3143 m). During the trek you will have the chance to see how locals live. And even sleep in a...

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