Ma Tra Village – H’Mong and Red Zao Community

About five kilometres to the southeast of Sa Pa town, Ma Tra village is home to nearly 50 households, which all belong to the H’Mong and Red Zao minority ethnic groups. Tourists can enjoy the panorama view of valley, spreading for about 12 km with some low hills in the middle to divide the valley into two parts.

The closer part to the road is area of Ma Tra village; the further one is Ta Phin village where the Red Zao and Black H’mong share the land. According to legend of the locals, the H’Mong occupy the higher land on which they built narrow terraced rice paddies while the Red Zao cultivate larger and flat fields around the center of the valley.

Like other ethnic villages in Sapa, residents in Ma Tra now still retain several traditional handicrafts such as weaving, metal forging and silver carving. In addition, this hamlet also has an art troupe, including folk craftsman and those who have a wide knowledge about the locality’s history, customs and tourist attractions.

It is definitely a memorable trip if you have chance to follow the trail which run on high elevation around the valley for a real life discovery.