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IN LAO CAI CITY
Hong Lien Restaurant
54 Hoang Lien St. Tel: 820 636

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Lao Cai Banks

Agribank
Duyen Ha St., Duyen Hai Ward. Tel: 820 078

BIDV
Duyen Hai Ward. Tel: 820 009/820 016

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Medical Services

General Hospital
Ly Cong Uan St. Tel: 842 345

Sapa health-care Center
Sa Pa Small Town. Tel: 871 237

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TRANSPORT

Located 300km from Hanoi, Lao Cai can be reached by car or train. There is National Highway No.70, 279, 4D linking Lao Cai to Yen Bai, Lai Chau and Ha Giang, China in turn. There are two trains depart from Hanoi daily to Lao Cai.

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Shopping

You can buy brocades (handmade or machine-made) in shops, at the market or along road that offered by local people.

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Hoang Yen Chao Castle
Hoang Yen Chao Castle is located in Na Hoi Tho Hamlet, Bac Ha District, 300m away from Bac Ha Market. It is a unique construction work, which harmonizes the Oriental and Western architectural styles.

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Entertainment
Bamboo Bar
Green Bamboo Hotel Live dance & music show by minority people living in Sapa on Friday and Saturday

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Sa Pa Ancient Rock Field
This 8km2 area of remains consists of large multi-grade rocks engraved with ancient images; it is located in the Muong Hoa valley, between the terraced rice paddies of ethnic minority groups.

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Ham Rong Tourist Site
Ham Rong Mountain is an attractive tourist area in the center of Sa Pa Small Town. 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 themselves an area to live. Having heard the order, they scrambled for a place to reside.

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Cat Cat Village
Cat Cat, 2km from Sa Pa Small Town, is an age-old village of H'Mong ethnic people. This place remains unique customs and practices that are lost in other villages.

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FESTIVALS

Spring Mountain Festival
3rd to 5th of the 1st lunar month

This festival of the H'Mong ethnic group is called Gau Tao or San Sai, which means "walking in the open air" or "wandering on the mountain top". The festival is usually held after the lunar New Year celebration on a sloping hill near the village.

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Sa Pa Market
This market of the H'Mong and Red Dao minorities takes place every Saturday night. The market is a place for trading and exchanging local goods and products, as well as a meeting place for young people who seek partners by singing love songs and playing pan-pipes and mouth organs.

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Lao Cai Hotels

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Market

Sa Pa Market
Saturday is the busiest day; the town becomes so crowded with tourists.

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Lao Cai City
The final stop on the Ha Noi-Lao Cai railway is located on the Sino-Vietnamese border. The Chinese area of Coc Leu is accessible from Lao Cai by a steel bridge that also serves as a border gate.

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Fansipan
Fansipan Mountain is located 9km south¬west of Sa Pa in the Hoang Lien Son Mountains. It is the highest peak (3,143m) of the Indochina Peninsula. From a distance, it's very difficult to see clearly Fansipan, even in a clear day.

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SaPa
Sa Pa is a beautiful and romantic resort town, 38 km from Lao Cai City. At the height of 1 ,600 above sea level, the average temperature of the area is 15-18ºC. It is cool in summer and cold in winter.

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Bac Ha Market
Bac Ha Small Town is about 100km from downtown Sa Pa. There are many trees around Bac Ha, and in the spring the countryside is white with blossoms.

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