SON LA Average Rating: (Be the first to rate this) Rate This! Add Me as a Fan Forward to Friend  Photos Add Your Own Photos  Itinerary  Tags  Travel Profile SON LA Located 320km northwest of Hanoi, Son La town is often used as a half-way overnight stop on the way to Dien Bien Phu. There is not much to remark the town except a prison built in 1908 by the French colonialists to incarcerate the Vietnamese political criminals. However, from Son La to Dien Bien Phu you will see lots of minority villages – Black Thai, white Thai, H'mong, and Muong – some close to the road. Black Thai women wear black sarongs, and tightfitting blouses with rows of silver or metal buttons down the front attached tightly to the neck. The blouses are usually bright green, blue, or purple. A woman coils her hair in a topknot, covering it with a black turban embroidered with multicolored thread. After marriage, Black Thai women wear a silver hairpin. Some 800,000 Black Thai and White Thai (white-bloused Thai people) live in the Northwest Address: 53 Trung Liet street, Dong Da district, hanoi, vietnam Son la, Son La +084 Vietnam Hours: Everyday Phone: +084.914365004 Site Type: Attractions  Fans SON LA has 1 fans. Add Me as A Fan | View All of SON LA's Fans  Member Review Displaying 0 reviews View All Reviews  |  Add a Review