- Costumes of ethnic minorities in Sapa

Experience Costumes of ethnic people in Sapa
Prominent in the folk visual arts of the ethnic groups in Sa Pa is the art of decoration on costumes. Because Sapa has a tropical climate, cold and long winters, the costumes of the people here also bring own characteristics. The Dao and Xa Pho people prefer costumes with outstanding hot colors. The thick ribbon embroidery is made in red, combined with yellow and white highlights on the indigo background to create a brilliant beauty.
The daily clothes of the Mong people are mainly dark indigo. The patterns on the waist, collar are green, yellow. The Hmong costume (even though it's the Hoa Mong) has its own nuance, not as brilliant as in the border areas. But the costumes worn on the wedding day, or worn before going to the afterlife of Hmong women are colorful by the red and yellow patterned bands on the shoulders, sleeves, and skirts.

The decorative art is shown boldly in the art of paper cutting of the Mong people on the altar of the shaman. The altar of the sorcerer reflects the miniature world of the Mongols, consisting of 3 floors: The upper floor has the shape of the moon, the sun, the stars, and the flying white birds. The middle floor is the terrestrial world with humans, horses, and chickens. The underwater world is the image of the yin soldiers represented by the image of the paired fish. Paper-cut paintings of the Mong people are vivid and realistic.