nguyennamhg
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Geography
Lai Chau is situated on high mountainous region in the North West of Vietnam, northern of Da River. Its neighbors are Yunna (China) on the north, Laos on the west, Lao Cai Province on the north-east, Dien Bien, Son La provinces on the south.
A range of mountain following Northern West - Southern East makes up the terrain The Pu Sa Leng point is 3,096m in height. There are sloping mountains, hill, valley, plateau, spring alternately. Falls and waterfalls with high flow are potential of hydroelectricity in Lai Chau.
Climate: Belong to tropical monsoon zone; the climate of Lai Chau is divided into two seasons: rain season and dry season. The annual average temperature is 21�C - 23�C.
Attractions
Tourists are interesting in ethnical culture in the northwest of Vietnam can take a road trip from Hanoi to Lai Chau and looping to Sapa. On the trip, Sin Ho Village or Tam Duong Townlet are amongst nice place to visit. They also fond of other sites such as: Tien Son Cave, Muong Lai Spring. Many Vietnam Travel company offer this packages. All you need to do is to ask.
Transportation
The transportation is mainly by road. National Highway No.12 connects Dien Bien Phu City to Ma Lu Thang Border Gate crossing Lai Chau, and National Highway No.4D links Lai Chau with Sapa Townlet. Lai Chau Town is 406km from Hanoi.
(This post was edited by nguyennamhg on Dec 14, 2010, 11:23 PM)
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