Low temperature along with drizzle and high humidity caused snowfall in many mountainous areas in the north such as O Quy Ho (Lao Cai), Cao Ma (Ha Giang), and Mau Son (Lang Son).
Snow is falling at the O Quy Ho mountain pass in Lao Cai and Lai Chau (Photo VNA)
The temperature recorded in a visitor’s car is minus 2 degrees Celsius (Photo VNA)
Snow covers trees and road surface, making it difficult for vehicles to move (Photo VNA)
A tree is covered by snow (Photo VNA)
Frozen peach blossom creates a unique beauty (Photo VNA)
Freezing weather recorded in Cao Ma Po area (Meo Vac district, Ha Giang), Mau Son mountain (Lang Son), and Phia Den, Phic Oac peaks (Cao Bang) (Photo VNA)
Snow covers Y Ty old forest in Lao Cai province (Photo VNA)
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The whole area in the forest turned white (Photo VNA)
A tree in the forest covered with snow and frost (Photo VNA)
Sa Pa winter festival 2017 kicked off in Sa Pa resort town on December 23 as part of activities to promote tourism potential of the locality in the framework of the 2017 National Tourism Year.
People in the northern mountains shivered yesterday as temperature dropped to freezing point - and snow is likely to blanket Sa Pa Township on January 10.
Another intense cold spell hit the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on January 31 with the temperature going down to 1.2 degrees Celsius, according to the local weather forecast station.
Over 2,160 cattle were killed or starved to death as of January 30 as a result of the cold spell that was raging across mountainous areas of the north, central and Central Highlands regions.