"Village Life (Part 2)" Top 5 Page for this destination Sa Pa Local Custom Tip by victorwkf

The people living in the villages are generally self sufficient as they grow their own rice, vegetables, and have their own poultries, pigs etc. Most of them live in isolation of the outside world and the nearest towns where they can go and do some shopping are Sapa or perhaps to Laocai where they can buy more goods from China since Laocai sits at the border between Vietnam and China. As for water, the river is the main source for drinking, bathing, washing etc. During wintertime when the weather is cold, I wonder how they bath as there is no electricity or heater in the house to speak of. Very tough life in a poor area of Vietnam.