Lào Cai Province than with snowing conditions. Fog and frost are a common phenomenon in the province. Lào Cai is a mountainous region. In the northwest of the province is Phan Xi Păng (also called Fansipan; elevation , snow covered during winter season), Vietnam's highest mountain. It is located in the Hoàng Liên Sơn and the Hoàng Liên National Park. The Sa Pa Mountains form the western part of the province. While the province is drained by over 100 rivers, the main river that bisects the province is the Red River, (), the most significant river of northern Vietnam, which flows out of
Phan District Phan District Phan (; ) is a district ("amphoe") in the southern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from the south west clockwise) Wiang Pa Pao, Mae Suai, Mae Lao, Mueang Chiang Rai, and Pa Daet of Chiang Rai Province, Mae Chai of Phayao province and Wang Nuea of Lampang Province. The mountains of the Phi Pan Nam Range dominate the landscape of the district. Originally named Mueang Phan, it was renamed Phan in 1938, as the word "Mueang" was then reserved for the capital districts of the provinces. The district is divided into 15 subdistricts