The beautiful Ta Phin ancient monastery is like sleeping in the middle of Sapa mountain, few people know! At this point, we feel like walking into a quiet space, the indistinct fog scenery of the mountain region!

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Sa Pa town to the east, on the way to Ta Phin tourist village, in Sa Pa town, Lao Cai, you should not miss the opportunity to visit the ancient Ta Phin monastery relics. Located about 12 km fromtown to the east, on the way to Ta Phin tourist village, in Sa Pa town, Lao Cai, you should not miss the opportunity to visit the ancient Ta Phin monastery relics.

Ta Phin is a village with beautiful natural landscapes and special customs and culture of Red Dao ethnic with famous brocade trade. To Ta Phin village, you can visit a super beautiful monastery yet!

Ancient and mysterious Ta Phin monastery in Sapa

Sa Pa mountain forest, despite experiencing nearly a century of ups and downs, Ta Phin monastery area still has a unique culture and architecture that is nowhere to be found. Stone walls covered by mosses over the years. Despite being abandoned for a long time, the monastery still retains the ancient features and quiet space. Located in the middle ofmountain forest, despite experiencing nearly a century of ups and downs, Ta Phin monastery area still has a unique culture and architecture that is nowhere to be found. Stone walls covered by mosses over the years. Despite being abandoned for a long time, the monastery still retains the ancient features and quiet space.

The gate of the monastery was built of stellar stone with an arched gate with French architectural style. The outer wall is a layer of laterite, going deep inside, visitors will see the walls of the walls, the windows are mossed in layers but still solid and firm. Every wall, brick... all have a time stamp.

Going deep inside, you will see the walls of the walls, the windows of the moss in each layer but still solid and firm. Each wall, brick ... are bearing the time stamp. Almost everyone wants to touch the bricks, the moss to feel the ancient of the monastery.

The monastery consists of a 5-spaces house with the main direction to the west, 3 storeys high, which is the residence and activities of the nuns. All of them now have no roof, only stone walls covered with mosses over the years, and sometimes between those gray and cold stones, suddenly appears up a bud just sprouting, making people must turn eyes in surprise.

Ta Phin ancient monastery makes people flinch, because of an unmistakable beauty, a mysterious beauty, as if it was retrieved from mythological footage. Therefore, although abandoned for a long time, the ancient contours and the quiet space of the context is a great attraction for tourists to stop to visit and take photos.

Besides the majestic views of the mountains, the friendliness of the people, Ta Phin village also attracts tourists by the cultural characteristics of the Red Dao ethnic. You can go to the local people's house to try special medicinal herbs bathing. You will experience the pleasure of being relaxed in a wooden bathtub filled with hot water, giving off the scent of fragrant forest leaves. The price of medicinal herbs bath here is 100,000 VND per turn.

After the bath is finished, if guests have a need to eat, they can order at the restaurant right in the village, with many specialties of the Dao ethnic such as grilled fish, grilled chicken ... depending on the request of the guests. You can also sleep Homestay right in the village.





Sa Pa, you can rent a motorbike for 100,000 VND / day to discover Ta Phin Ancient Monastery and some surrounding areas on your own. You can also hire local taxi driver and tour guide, the service price is about 150,000 VND / day to have an interesting tour in this monastery! To come to Ta Phin Ancient Monastery, from the center of, you can rent a motorbike for 100,000 VND / day to discover Ta Phin Ancient Monastery and some surrounding areas on your own. You can also hire local taxi driver and tour guide, the service price is about 150,000 VND / day to have an interesting tour in this monastery!





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