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Son La province, the fifth largest
one in the country, is located to the northwestern
region of Vietnam. Eighty percent of the province’s
natural area is covered with mountains. The province
is populated by various ethnic groups, including
the Ma, H’mong, Dao, Muong, Kinh, Khmer, Tay,
Thai, and so on. Son La has a temperate climate
throughout the year.
Tham Tet Tong is a complex of
marvelous grottoes located only 1.5 km from Son
La. Excursions to Tay Bac or North West Mountains
and bathing at Ban Mong Hot Springs are available.
Visits to ethnic minorities hamlets
are also popular. The Son La Provincial
Museum was originally a penitentiary
built by the French in 1908. At first, it was
only a small provincial prison. But between 1930
and 1945, thousands of Vietnamese patriots were
imprisoned here. Key individuals who later became
main leaders of the Revolution for National Liberation
were incarcerated in the Son La Prison. In 1962,
it was classified by the Ministry of Culture as
one of the numerous revolutionary heritage sites
in the country.
The penitentiary was partially
rebuilt after 1952 bombings and visitors can visit
the subterraneous tiny cells with food-serving
hatches and leg irons. The museum also exhibits
precious objects introducing the historical and
cultural traditions of 12 ethnic groups living
in Son La province. Son La Provincial Museum welcomes
more than tens of thousands of visitors every
year.
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