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
Beatrix Pang and as well been collected by the Macao Museum of Art. In 2003, Pang was granted full scholarship by The Ministry of Education and Research of Norway to pursue master's degree study. In 2009, Pang has received the Asian Cultural Council fellowship, supported by The Starr Foundation, to conduct research on community art and photography in the US. Pang is one of the initiators of KLACK Photography and Cultural Magazine, the first issue released in 2010 summer. In 2011, Pang started an independent art publishing project - Small Tune Press, which endeavours on art book production to facilitate local and