Touropia, an international travel website, currently ranks Sa Pa's terraced fields (Vietnam) among the top 11 most beautiful terraced fields worldwide.
The top 11 most beautiful terraced fields globally, as ranked by the international travel website Touropia, include Sa Pa (Vietnam), Douro (Portugal), Bali (Indonesia), Choquequyrao, Pisac, Salinas de Maras, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo (Peru), Longji, Hani (China), and Banaue (Philippines).

Introducing the beauty of Sa Pa's terraced fields, Touropia writes: '... Sa Pa is a town in Northwestern Vietnam not far from the border with China. It features beautiful terraced fields in the Muong Hoa Valley and at the foot of Mount Fansipan, along with ethnic minority villages that attract tourists when visiting Vietnam...'. In 2009, the renowned travel magazine Travel and Leisure (USA) also voted Sa Pa's terraced fields (Vietnam) as one of the 7 most beautiful and magnificent terraced fields in Asia and the world.
In early November 2013, marking 110 years of tourism in Sa Pa (1903 - 2013), the Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism decided to classify Sa Pa's terraced fields as a National Monument.

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Source: Travel guide from Mytour – As reported by Dân Trí
MytourJune 29, 2015