Snow covers top of Mount Fansipan
Heavy rains mixed with snow occurred on Mount Fansipan in Sa Pa township, the northern province of Lao Cai, in early morning of December 28, covering the top of the highest mountain in Indochina at an altitude of 2,800m.
Snow covers top of Mount Fansipan (Photo: VNA)Snowfall started in the mountain peak as temperature fell below minus 1 degree Celsius. The snow rain lasted about three hours from 5am. Currently, snow is still falling heavily on the top of the 3,143-m mount.
The snow rain lasted about three hours from 5am (Photo: VNA)The majestic beauty of the mountains and forests combined with the snowy scene give Sa Pa a look of a fairyland. The site is expected to draw a large number of visitors as the New Year holiday is coming.
On December 28 morning, the Sun World Fansipan Legend cable car brought the first visitors to the top of Fansipan to enjoy this impressive scene./.
The majestic beauty of the mountains and forests combined with the snowy scene give Sa Pa a look of a fairyland (Photo: VNA)
The temperature fell below 0 degree Celsius on December 28 (Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)
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