| Lai Chau Province, in the far west, shares borders with China in the north and Laos in the west. Dien Bien Phu is situated almost at the border with Laos on an immense gorge 20 km long and 3 km wide. It is in Dien Bien Phu that the Vietnamese fought the decisive battle on May 7, 1954 that brought French colonial rule to an end.
Among the ethnic groups of the region are the Thai, Hmong, Meo, Zao, Tay, Khmu Ha Nhi and the Luy. |
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