Mu Cang Chai terraced rice fields

Photos: Sa Pa terraced fields covered in snow

VietNamNet Bridge - To capture these stunning pictures of snow and ice in Sapa town and on the O Quy Ho Pass, the photographer had to walk 20km because snow was too thick and all kinds of vehicles could not move.

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Snow covers the terraced fields in Sau Chua, Sa Pa.   Snow is tens of centimeters thick on the O Quy Ho Pass.     The Hoang Lien Son Mountains looks like mountains in the Europe.   Snowfall creates exceptional scenes but it severely affects the daily life of local people.   The terraced fields in Sau Chua, Sa Pa.   The entire valley is covered in snow.   The terraces in Sa Pa.          Kids play with snow.   A lake in Sau Chua, Sapa. Two Hmong women in Sau Chua.   Cars are stuck because of snow. Photographers have to walk over 20km, passing the O Quy Ho Pass.