Cat Cat Village (Sapa)

date 20:19 | 22/04/2024

Cat Cat village is one of the biggest villages in Sapa, inhabited by the Mong ethnic people. Formed in the middle of the 19th century, the indigenous culture is well preserved by its habitants. Every corner of the village is filled with bits of cultural beauty and traditional crafts.

5. Cat Cat Village (Sapa)

Location: Muong Hoa Valley (2 kilometers from Sapa Town)

Transportation: train, bus

Mong people are keen on farming and weaving brocades in different sizes, colors and patterns. Agriculture plays an important role in Mong people’s life: a number of picturesque terraced fields will be found scattered across the village, where people grow rice and corn for a living. Mong women preserve the traditions of making their own clothing, on which lively patterns of trees, leaves, flowers and animals are weaved.

The traditional architecture in the Cat Cat Village is a three story house with po-mu wooden roofing. The main door stays closed during the year and only opened for special occasions like weddings, funerals and New Year. Inside the house, there is a worshipping space, a storage floor, a sleeping area, a kitchen and a space for guest welcoming.

Coming to Cat Cat, make sure you are able to capture awesome photographs with the handicraft stores, the rustic Gem Valley homestay & cafe, the waterfall, traditional houses and most noticeably the green terrace fields. Buying some brocades as souvenirs is also a good idea and a way to support the locals.