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Vietnam records honour Sapa |
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 As
an honour to the
tourism of Sapa, the central town's
stone church and the
Muong
Hoa valley in Sapa tourist
town, the northern
mountainous province of Lao Cai, have been submitted to
the Vietnam Record
Organisation (VietKing) to
seek recognition as national
records.
The stone church has been
nominated as one of the five
best-known over 100-year-old
churches and the valley as
one of the five most
beautiful and largest
valleys in the country.
According to the Top Vietnam
book’s proposal posted on
VietKing’s website, kyluc.vn,
the stone church was built
in the early 20th century on
an area of 6,000sq.m with
Roman Gothic architectural
style, which is clearly seen
in its pyramid-shaped roof,
bell tower and dome.
Situated in the centre of
the resort town, the church
has a 20m bell tower with a
500-kg bell.
The four other nominated
churches are the Hanoi
Cathedral, built in 1887,
Phu Nhai Church in the
northern province of Nam
Dinh (1886), Phat Diem
Church in the northern
province of Ninh Binh
(1875-1899) and the Notre
Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi
Minh City (1863-1865).
Meanwhile, the Muong Hoa
valley, home to many ethnic
minorities, has beautiful
terraced fields. In
particular, hundreds of
stones of all sizes with
unique carving patterns are
found here, which draw the
interests of both domestic
and foreign researchers.
Together with the valley,
Muong Thanh (in Dien Bien
province), A Sao (in Thua
Thien – Hue province), Mai
Chau (in Hoa Binh province),
and Love (in Da Lat City,
Lam Dong province) have been
nominated as the five most
beautiful and largest
valleys in Vietnam.
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