1. The location of a dream land:
Ta Phin village is located in Sapa town, about 17km in the east from Sapa center.This place is famous for the peaceful scenery and the beautiful brocade which are evaluated as rich in culture of Dao ethnic people. On the way to Ta Phin village, you will meet a single toll station. From this toll station, going straight about 20km, Ta Phin village welcomes you.
2. Coming to Ta Phin, must admire the cave:
In Ta Phin village, local people often guide visitors to the Ti O Cam cave, which is located at a foot of wide mountain. Especially, the cave is very large, can hold up to hundreds of people. Coming into the cave, you will see yourself are walking in a wonderful land with beautiful scenery. The stalactites are arranged randomly as balee dancers who are dancing in the tune of flowing water.
3. Droping in on the houses of pretty ethnic girls of Dao Do ethnic group:
Coming to Ta Phin village, it is not difficult to meet these ethnic girls by chance. For some visitors who are curious about the name Dao Do, perhaps, because women often use a red towel to cover the hair and forehead and the eyebrows are usually cleaned.The traditional costume of them is the dark blue pants with red and white patterns in the neck of the shirt. They also use belt, legging and shoes. Dao Do people are very friendly and hospitable.
Ta Phin is known for owninga traditional trade of Sapa, brocade. Brocade products here are entirely made of by the skillful hands of the Dao people with a lot of carved lines and pattern reflects plants, flowers and birds. Just step into a Ta Phin’s house, tourists will be attracted with an ethnic girl, wearing the colorful traditional costume and hard-working in the loom in front of the door.They knit the fabric to make brocade products, then offer them with visitors, such as backpacks, travel coats, towels, hand bags, or wallets.
4. Bathing with medical leaves:
Another special thing to attract tourists here is that you can bath with the real medical leaves of Dao people here. Just take a dip in the aroma medicine warer, your body will be massaged, pampered and suddenly feel healthy, all fatigue will be dissolved in about 10 minutes.
Leaf bath is a unique feature among a number of interesting activities of the Dao DO here. In Ta Phin village, each house has a courtyard full of plants, leaves and guests naturally come in if you want to steam or bath with medical leaves. In the past, Dao people often use these kinds of leaves from the forest to cook water in order to bath on the last day of the year to welcome the new year.
To bath as a real Dao Do, each tank of bath water is often put into more than 10 kinds of leaves, sometimes even up to 120 different kinds.
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