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Light snowfall appeared with a thickness of 5-10 cm by 10am this morning.

Snowfall in the area around Nhiu Co San Primary School.

Snow and ice cover the trees and grass.

Roads covered in white snow.

Visitors lucky to admire the visage

Earlier on January 10, the area was covered in ice.

Y Ty is about 80km from Sa Pa. from O Quy Ho, visitors turn onto a path through Khoang hamlet and the forest to go to Y Ty.

Ice and snow cover the trees along both sides of the forest.

The rural market is still active to serve tourists in Y Ty. The local people burn firewood and gather together.

Visitors, who wish to admire the snow and ice, cannot ignore the peaks in the Y Ty forest whenever the strong cold winds arrive.

Many tourists are very excited.

A low temperature of below 0 degree can drain mobile phones of their power, so visitors should plug them into power banks constantly so as to not miss capturing beautiful moments.

The path from the peak to Y Ty commune.

The scene is very romantic.

The temperature is around 0 degrees and often below 0 degrees Celsius all day long.

The trees are almost frozen, creating a magnificent scene.

The highest point on Highway 158 from Sapa to Y Ty is covered with ice and snow.

Looking down the mountainside, the buildings are hidden in the mist.

Despite the dangerous road from Sapa to Y Ty, many visitors come to “hunt” the ice and snow.

The work, whose name translated into “Chem Village Festival”, is a 98×245 cm lacquer painting with five panels created in 1942, Drouot, the auction house, said.

“Hoi Dinh Chem” by Nguyen Van Ty. Photo courtesy of Drouot.

It had been bought by a French surgeon who worked at the army hospital in the northern city of Hai Phong from 1928 to 1947. It was later kept by his family in Paris.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi has another version of the work with three panels while a third has only one panel.

Ty (1917 – 1992) graduated from the Indochina College of Fine Arts and was part of the generation of Vietnam’s great lacquer artists.

The Drouot auction also featured works by other Vietnamese painters like Mai Thu, Le Pho and Le Thi Luu.

It began snowing at around 8 a.m. Monday. At the peak, temperatures dipped to minus 1 to 3 degrees Celcius. The cold temperatures combined with 91 percent humidity to create this rare occurrence in sub-tropical northern Vietnam.

Since October 2020, Fansipan peak in Sa Pa Town of Lao Cai Province has experienced three frost periods, but this was the first time it snowed here this winter. Around a month earlier, there was some snowfall in other areas of the northernmost region in Vietnam, like the O Quy Ho peak in Lai Chau Province and Y Ty Commune in Lao Cai Province. Tourists flocked to Fansipan’s “Heaven’s Gate” to enjoy the snow.

The stair of a pagoda is a smooth white blanket with a thickness of 30 centimeters.

A stone dragon lining a set of stairs peers out from a snowy blanket.

The snow scenes on the mountain peak have captivated locals and visitors, especially near the recently built padoga complex.

The 32.8-meter Dai Hong Chung watchtower rises from an ocean of white.

The largest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam, 21.5 m tall at an altitude of over 3,000 meters, presents a mysterious, spiritual picture.

Hoang Tung (left) of Hanoi said: “It is not easy to move around because thick snow has covered the steps. Visitors should move very carefully to avoid accidents,” he said.

The Dao are a major ethnic group with a population of 891,151 according to the 2019 census. They consist of several sub-groups and live mostly in the northern region. They have a diverse and rich culture and speak a number of different languages.

Lensman Nguyen Son Tung, also known as Tung “Dao” for his particular interest in the ethnic group, recently shot pictures of their traditional costumes.

Dao Lu Gang in Lang Son Province

A couple in wedding outfits accompanied by two pi le (a traditional wind instrument) players in Ai Quoc Commune, Loc Binh District.

The pi le is played on special occasions such as weddings, Tet (Lunar New Year) and sacred rituals.

Two Dao Lu Gang girls pose in front of a cherry blossom tree on Mau Son Mountain, Lang Son Province, which borders China.

Their dress is adorned with a V-shaped scarf , four colorful patches from the hip and a white fabric sash around the wait. The undershirt is embroidered with silver star patterns and beads.

Red Dao in Lang Son Province

A newly wedded Red Dao couple behind mustard flowers in Lung Slang Village, Tri Phuong Commune, Trang Dinh District.

Lung Slang Village has 35 households, all of Dao ethnicity, who live in an isolated area on the far side of a mountain range with only one road for access.

“As a guest at Dao weddings, I notice the ceremony tradition is well maintained for many generations,” Tung said. “The bride and groom and the entire procession coming to fetch the bride look proud in their traditional costumes.”

Dao Thanh Y in Lang Son Province

Trieu Thuy Them of Dinh Lap District in her traditional dress.

In the past dresses used to be made of self-dyed fabric but since they are hard to wash, nowadays modern cloth is used instead. The solid black dress is embellished with hand-sewn beads in a fixed pattern.

Dao Quan Chet in Hanoi

A Dao Quan Chet (Dao with strapped pants) woman in Ba Vi Commune, Ba Vi District, Hanoi.

In Ba Vi Commune, 98 percent of the population of around 2,000 are of Dao Quan Chet origin. “Their lifestyle is simple, but they generally have an optimistic view of life,” Tung said.

Nowadays though many young Dao people prefer to wear modern clothes in daily life, traditional costumes and customs are still treasured and preserved.

Dao Do in Yen Bai Province

There are four main groups of Dao in mountainous Yen Bai Province, namely Red Dao, Dao Quan Chet, Dao Quan Trang (Dao with white trousers), and Dao Lan Tuyen.

The Red Dao wear the most flamboyant clothes of the four groups. In a palette of five colors from head to toe, red is predominant since they believe it represents happiness, strength and positive energy.

Red Dao in Ha Giang Province

Hoang Su Phi District in Ha Giang is famed for its terraced rice fields, recognized as a national relic, and untouched lush green landscapes. It is also home to over 13,000 Dao people including the Red Dao, Dao Tien, Dao Ao Dai (Dao with long tunic), and Dao Quan Trang, who account for 22 percent of the district’s population.

The Red Dao here boast of a rich culture going back over 300 years. Most of them live in the southern parts of Hoang Su Phi District such as Ho Thau, Nam Ty and Thong Nguyen communes.

Dao Cham in Ha Giang Province

A family of Dao Cham or Dao Ao Dai in Nam Dam communal cultural village, Quan Ba Commune, Quan Ba District.

The Dao Cham people in Nam Dam Village have preserved many of their daily customs and traditions. The village recently started providing homestay services for visitors.

Dao Tien in Tuyen Quang Province

Dang Hong Ngan, an ethnic Dao Tien woman living in Tuyen Quang, poses for a Dao community event at the Hanoi Museum in June 2020.

In Tuyen Quang, each Dao group lives in certain areas, for instance, the Red Dao in Na Hang, Lam Binh and Chiem Hoa districts, and the Dao Tien in Chiem Hoa, Na Hang and Ham Yen districts.

Unlike the Red Dao, their garments have a toned down palette comprised of indigo and white.

Dao Tien in Cao Bang Province

A majority of the Dao Tien in Cao Bang live in Na Chan Village, Hoa Tham Commune, Nguyen Binh District.

Their outfits are hand-spun and hand-embroidered. Their traditional techniques and hard-working nature ensure they have a steady livelihood from selling products such as dresses, tablecloth, headbands, and wall decorations.

Red Dao in Lao Cai Province

A Red Dao woman in Khoang Village, Sa Pa Town.

The highlight of this costume is a long sash wrapped three or four times around the waist with a knot at the back.

Dao Thanh Phan in Quang Ninh Province

A graceful Dao Thanh Phan woman with a dog in Binh Lieu District.

The traditional garments usually go with a box-like red hat held in place by a fabric string tied at the chin.

The motifs on their clothes represent images of ordinary things such as rakes used on farms, asparagus bean flowers and terraced rice fields.