Taiwan's most popular game show calls Sa Pa 'heaven on earth'

Mr Player is a popular game show on Taiwan's CTV television station, with 2 million viewers.

On May 20, the Vietnamese online community quickly discovered that the latest episode of the show was filmed in Sa Pa, Lao Cai , Vietnam. According to the film crew's representative, Sa Pa is the first destination the crew filmed in a series of episodes filmed abroad, after a period of only filming in Taiwan. Immediately after airing, the episode filmed in Sa Pa attracted a large number of live viewers and more than 120,000 views on the YouTube platform.

Guests participating in the challenge at the largest rose valley in Vietnam

The episode broadcast in Sa Pa includes 3 hosts and 9 guests who are singers, actors, and celebrities in Taiwan. They are divided into 2 teams, yellow and black, and take turns overcoming challenges at Sa Pa town tennis court, Red Dao restaurant and Sun World Fansipan Legend, Hotel de la Coupole - MGallery owned bySun Group.

In the episode, Sa Pa is introduced as a dreamy mountain town, with majestic scenery and breathtaking terraced fields, once voted by famous travel sites as one of the most beautiful in the world . In particular, this is also a destination with a rich indigenous culture, pleasant climate and beautiful natural scenery. "This place can be called paradise on earth," the host commented.

After a short game on the tennis court, the group returned to rest at Hotel de la Coupole - MGallery Sapa, a 5-star hotel located in the center of the town. The program introduced this place as a "castle in the clouds", with a luxurious design style, like a French fashion show. At the hotel, they were welcomed with bright smiles, hot cocoa, handwritten greeting letters and luxurious rooms with full amenities. Actor KunDa, a member shared: "They prepared fruits, cakes and a handwritten greeting letter. That was so sweet!".

The sacred peak of Fansipan is likened to a fairyland by the program.

The next day, the crew spent a day exploring the sacred Fansipan peak, experiencing the Muong Hoa mountain train - the longest mountain train in the world, and visiting the largest rose valley in Vietnam at the cable car station.

On the Fansipan cable car line with the world's largest difference in departure and arrival stations, they were able to admire the terraced fields in the flooding season and the majestic mountains and forests of Sa Pa. Finally, at the Fansipan spiritual complex at an altitude of 2,900m, the program participants were challenged with physical games, climbing winding stone steps along the mountain, searching for Vietnamese and foreign tourists to teach them to successfully sing a piece of music.

From the mountain train to the top of Fansipan, the group members praised the majestic scenery of Sa Pa, and also gave "winged" words to the spiritual works at the sacred peak. "Here, I feel like I am seeing the world from the perspective of a fairy"; "The great bronze statue of Amitabha Buddha located at the highest altitude in Asia stands majestically on the top of Fansipan", the members could not hide their surprise.

The final introduction of the program revealed that the winning team will take the mountain train to conquer the Fansipan peak at an altitude of 3,143m, while the losing team will climb the stairs. In the next episode, the group will continue the challenges in the Hotel de la Coupole - MGallery Sapa, the town's central market and the glass bridge in Lai Chau.

Hotel de la Coupole - MGallery is likened to a majestic palace in the middle of a foggy town.

Not only the members who directly participated in the game show, many viewers who watched the program through the small screen expressed their love for the scenery and tourist attractions of Sa Pa. "The thought that immediately popped into my head was to fly straight from Taiwan to Vietnam," commented an account named Kaka. Another account shared: "Vietnam is an extremely warm country and I have to say that their architectural works overwhelmed me."

One Vietnamese person also proudly expressed her joy at seeing her country appear on a Taiwanese game show, where she lives. "I hope more Taiwanese people will learn about Vietnamese culture, attractions and food. I'm looking forward to the next episode."

Previously, the American travel magazine CNTraveller also voted Sa Pa as one of the 50 most beautiful small towns in the world, due to its natural landscape, rich history, diverse experiences... The Travel magazine in 2022 also described Sa Pa as an ideal destination with 10 attractive experiences such as conquering Fansipan peak, experiencing the cable car, visiting Sa Pa market, visiting the stone church...

The titles that are continuously awarded, the "winged" compliments from the international media are perhaps the most authentic affirmation of the attraction of Sa Pa, a destination that not only possesses many natural strengths but is always attractive from the tourism products that are increasingly invested in to match the gifts of nature.

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