Sa Pa 15th century and represent local cadastres. Then came the highland minorities of the Hmong and Yao. The township is one of the main market ones in the area, where several ethnic minority groups such as Hmong, Dao (Yao), Giáy, Pho Lu, and Tày live. These are the four main minority groups still present in Sa Pa district today. The Kinh (lowland Vietnamese) never originally colonised this highest of Việt Nam’s valleys, which lies in the shadow of Phan-Xi-Pǎng (Fansipan, 3143 m), the highest peak in the country. It was only when the French debarked in highland Tonkin in the late
Chong Pang and the subsequent retrenchment led to many residents being left jobless. The Indians were particularly affected and most of them returned to India leading to a dwindling Indian community. Since then, the village had a predominantly Chinese population with small communities of Indians and Malays. The present day housing estate named Chong Pang is located in Yishun. Chong Pang lends its name to a ward in Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (formerly Sembawang Group Representation Constituency until 2011). The MP of the Chong Pang ward is Mr K Shanmugam. Chong Pang Chong Pang (Chinese: 忠邦城) is a housing estate located