From Sapa, it will take about 30 minutes to reach Taphin by motorbike. The road can make it difficult for cars to move, so the best solution is to hire a “xe om”, or motorbike taxi, and the experienced driver will take you to the right place at a very reasonable price with many useful advice and tips.
Coming to Ta Phin, you will immediately catch sight of groups of Red Dao’s women gathering together, keeping inside their hands’ colorful reels of thread and cloths. They sew continuously, even when offering the goods to the customers. Amazingly, most of them can speak quite well, some use Vietnamese less than English. Since 1998, Ta Phin has officially become the “brocade village”, where tourists in Vietnam tours can find the distinctively hand-made brocades made by ethnic people. All of the products are eye-catching with numerous bright colors and patterns, ranging from bag, scarf, purse, to skirt, and even backpack and coat. Ta Phin is also the main supply of brocades for shops in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and the products are exported to foreign countries as well.
Time passes slowly up here in the mountains, Ta Phin Village, however, still can remain its special traditions. Fortunately, you can have a chance to participate in a Red Dao’s wedding, seeing how they prepare and many complicated customs for this occasion. There are also some local festivals such as “dancing festival”, “oath-taking ceremony” that will help tourists in Vietnam tours understand more about the simple but happy life of ethnic people.
Source: VNO
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