Sa Pa has long been a symbol of Vietnamese culture and tourism, attracting millions of domestic and international tourists every year. The highland town of the Northwest is interspersed with peach trees and samu mountains.

Just going to Sa Pa once in a lifetime, standing on the top of Fansipan, watching the town in the mist or holding the hand of the beloved through the immortal flower field to live forever with time is whether to go anywhere in the world. If gender goes, Sa Pa will remain in the memory of each person about a romantic but also wild land.

When the stone churches, Ham Rong mountain, ancient rocky beaches of Sa Pa, Cau May, Thac Bac or Fansipan have become too familiar, many people look to new destinations around the mountain town in the mist to explore. Novelty things of the Northwest mountains.

The flavor of time of the Northwest mountains

Only 2km from the center of Sa Pa in the direction of Fansipan Mountain, Ban Cat Cat is considered the most beautiful village of the Northwest. Located at the foot of Hoang Lien Son mountain range, Ban Cat Cat was formed from the mid-19th century, preserving the traditional culture of H'Mong people. Set foot in the village, the sound of the lips, the gentle melody or the gentle dance of the Mong woman will be like bringing tourists into a colorful world of time.

People here gather together in houses with three wooden roofing boards based on the mountainside. Inside the house is quite simple with a place of worship, there is a food storey floor over cold winter. The names of houses of this type are "The House of the Wall". The wall of the house is also quite special because it is covered with lumber, there are 3 doors: the main door in the middle, 2 side doors at the ends. The main door is always closed, only open when there is big work such as wedding, funeral, ghost worship on Tet holiday.

Over three centuries have passed, people of Cat Cat village still preserve and preserve handicraft jobs from this age to death, such as linen cars, fabric weaving, rolling stone, silver carving, wax painting. , weaving ... with sophisticated products.

The village of endless flowers

The most prominent feature of Ban Cat Cat is coming here in any month of the year, visitors are also immersed in the immense fields of flowers, spread all over like immortal flowers, sunflowers, rose ri, butterfly wings ... mixed with the green of terraced fields creates a romantic and romantic picture. Cat Cat village is gradually becoming the "virtual living mecca" of young people with beautiful shapes without dead corners. Each spring - summer - autumn - winter has a separate flower blooming with beauty, the color cannot be confused. Cat Cat's flowerbeds are a good place for marriage proposals to be spoken that are difficult to be denied.

Nearly 80 households here live in wooden houses along the stone terraced path. The center of Cat Cat is the convergence of three streams on the night, whispering is Tien Sa stream, Vang stream and Silver stream. Far away is the Tien Sa waterfall, launching white foam. Next to the waterfall, there are two suspension bridges, Si bridge and A Luu bridge.

Not only the flower fields, the women of the village of Cat Cat are also likened to the beautiful flowers of the northwestern mountains. Here, women still use the cloth wrapped around the head to make towels and jackets with the collar embroidered with ancient motifs. Their skirts are frilled cones with tight buttocks, spread skirts. Every afternoon at the convergence of three streams, visitors will encounter many beautiful Mong girls with hands full of colorful flowers that are joking around the clear waters of the mountain town.

In the middle of Muong Hoa valley, Ban Cat Cat is like a gentle highland girl, but has a mysterious, wild look that makes anyone want to explore.

The scenery in Cat Cat is also very suitable for lazy travelers, just want to be in a place where you can see the beautiful natural panorama of the Northwest and sip warm tea in the calm space.