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[Photos] Sapa Is Currently Covered in Ice

While the sun seems intent upon scorching every surface in Saigon, it's winter elsewhere in Vietnam. Up north, people are pulling out their heavy coats and staving off the December chill with scarves, hats and beer.

But while Hanoians might face declining temperatures, it's really the people of Vietnam's northernmost provinces who have right to complain about any kind of cold. For folks in Sapa, Thursday morning was particularly chilly, as frost covered trees, flowers and balconies across the Lao Cai countryside, reports Zing.

Hovering around a brisk zero degrees Celsius over Wednesday night, local residents and tourists alike awoke in the morning, piled on several layers of clothing and braved the cold to snap a few photos of Sapa's icy landscapes. O Quy Ho Pass, 22 kilometers from Sapa and 2,000 meters above sea level, was especially frosty, with flowers frozen into place and stalks of grass outlined in ice.

During the day, temperatures fluctuated from 11-13 degrees Celsius in the lower-lying areas of Lao Cai province and 8-11 degrees Celsius in the mountains.

[Photos via Zing]


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