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    Her dream: by awed, Views[333]
         		 Street: by awed, Views[278]
         		 Artist: by awed, Views[303]
         		 At dusk: by awed, Views[305]
         		 Dawn on the ruins: by awed, Views[306]
     
    Early morning in Southern Vietnam we head to a local market to see what native wildlife is available to purchase for consumption. This market is situated close to U Minh Thuong National Park. The park has been flooded to prevent bushfires. This has forced many of the wildlife out into the surrounding farm lands where they are being poached for food. Not only are they sold at local markets but are also part of the demanding wildlife trade in China.: by eyefornature, Views[355]
         		 Eighteen species of frogs and snakes were seen being traded. Here, a lady has been busy skinning frogs legs. These Chinese Bullfrogs (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus) are even sold alive, most likely used in soups. Unless these frogs are being commercially farmed, they will eventually decline in this area.: by eyefornature, Views[464]
         		 Many bags containing hundreds of snakes were on offer to purchase. Snakes are a delicacy in Vietnam and are seen on the menu in most local restaurants. The amount of snakes for sale could no way be sustainable and therefore this trade must be playing a huge impact on snake populations in this area.: by eyefornature, Views[408]
         		 Large three meter long King Cobras (Ophiophagus Hannah) are now very rarely seen in the wild. Many of these large specimens where captured to be placed in wine bottles and purchased to symbolise a wealth status to those who could afford it.: by eyefornature, Views[474]
         		 This brightly coloured Yellow-spotted Keelback (Xenochrophis flavipunctatus) was rescued from a kitchen at the local restaurant. After photographing this animal we released it back into a suitable area in U Minh Thuong National Park, along with a number of other species of turtles and freshwater snakes.: by eyefornature, Views[853]
     
    05-The remoteness doesn´t only preserve their culture. It´s also endangered therefore, as for Hmong women it is very difficult to find a man to marry in this scarcity of population.: by lena1982, Views[394]
         		 04-Hmong life is a hard life. Temperatures drop down to 0°C during winter - and the hilly area makes it hard to access. This is one reason why their culture was preserved for a long time - but the worldwide modernisation already started there, too.: by lena1982, Views[432]
         		 03-A school and gardens in a Hmong village. Today there´s peace but as Hmong people are proud to have their own culture, different to the vietnamese culture, they are tolerated by the vietnamese government but only to a certain point: in 2014 at least 8 Hmong were arrested as they protested for freedom of religion and belief because of a government campaign forcing the ethnic minority group to return to older funeral practices.: by lena1982, Views[685]
         		 02-Next room, her mother is cooking food with Cuas younger sister Kiab on her back. The Hmong have quite a history. In the 60ies and 70ies the CIA recruited thousands of Hmong people in the neighboring country Laos to fight against invading military forces from Northern Vietnam and the communist, known as the Secret War, during the Vietnam War and the Laotian Civil War. : by lena1982, Views[476]
         		 01-Cua is watching TV. She is one of the one million members counting Hmong ethnic minority in Vietnam.: by lena1982, Views[607]
     
    Tasked with looking after the water buffalo, A young boy from the Black H'mong tribe in Vietnam keeps a close distance as they cool off.: by dillan, Views[649]
         		 A young Black H'mong girl waits patiently with one of her three dogs while her parents prepare the evening meal.: by dillan, Views[609]
         		 An elderly Black H'mong woman tends to the field in Northern Vietnam. Their traditional clothing is made by hand using techniques that have not been changed for hundreds of years.: by dillan, Views[550]
         		 A young member of the Black H'mong tribe in Northern Vietnam looks on as his mother carries him on her back during their daily five hour trek from the town of Sapa to their home village.: by dillan, Views[532]
         		 A life of labor for one, means a fruitful future for others.: by kipandnoelle1, Views[517]
     
    Men crowd around carrying years of savings, $1400, to make their purchase.: by kipandnoelle1, Views[538]
         		 It is essential to have at least one large beast to have a successful year.: by kipandnoelle1, Views[520]
         		 The women quietly listen to the bargaining between men.: by kipandnoelle1, Views[630]
         		 Water buffaloes are a serious topic in the Can Cau Market of northern Vietnam.: by kipandnoelle1, Views[603]
         		 A Hmong Grandmother rests her hands against a door after a long journey through the mountainous region of Sapa. She is carrying her granddaughter in her left arm with the aid of a homemade baby carrier.: by kien, Views[507]
     
    A teenage boy focuses on polishing up his
         		 With rain beating down his hat, a local Hmong boy takes a shortcut through a rice paddy.: by kien, Views[551]
         		 A local Hmong boy ponders at a granola bar that was given to him by a friendly visiting tourist. : by kien, Views[527]
         		 A young mother and son rests and mingles with tourists after a long walk through a local village. Many local Hmong travel and accompany tourists in hopes that they will purchase some of their homemade trinkets/souvenirs.: by kien, Views[345]
         		 Even at home children cannot play or relax, they have to help preparing the crops.: by hagiang, Views[326]
     
    Tin washing is a hard job, working all the day in the cold water.: by hagiang, Views[365]
         		 Children cannot go to school, they follow the family to the forests to look for food.: by hagiang, Views[287]
         		 A Co Ho farmer protects his cassava fields in the forests near Biduop Nui Ba national park.: by hagiang, Views[347]
         		 The whole Co Ho family has to work hard to ensure the daily livelihood. Here they are panning tin from a stream drift in the mountains.: by hagiang, Views[337]
         		 The best way to get around Saigon...: by hochiminhcity, Views[280]
     
    Quan BBQ Lua the true local dinning experience...: by hochiminhcity, Views[447]
         		 Corner of life: by daphong, Views[215]
         		 Can do it attitude...: by hochiminhcity, Views[236]
         		 Blown away by the taste of street food....: by hochiminhcity, Views[275]
         		 Hug: by daphong, Views[221]
     
    The local Hmong people are superstitious and believe that the spirits have a part in affecting ones health. I was fortunate to witness a shaman ritual called a ua neeb kho in a local home to thank the spirits for returning the health to the father of the home who had recently recovered from illness. The ritual involved a variety of offerings, hypnotic chanting, a chicken sacrifice and the shaman entering a state of trance, where in that period it was forbidden for anybody to move around in between the shaman and the altar which is a permanent fixture in most homes.: by jimmydau, Views[216]
         		 The women in Sapa do most of the heavy lifting whilst the men aren’t as motivated to work, thus leading to the higher divorce rates. If they’re not in the fields, they are walking many miles into the Sapa village to sell locally made handicrafts to tourists and in between, somehow managing to feed the family.: by jimmydau, Views[232]
         		 Sua is 17 years old, has been married for a year and like most villages in Sapa, have not ventured beyond Lao Cai, about an hours drive from Sapa. She lives with her in-laws, a cat and a pregnant dog in a moderately sized wooden home. It’s common for the local people to enter arranged marriages at a very young age. When I asked her if she cried at her wedding like I previously witnessed and she responded with a yes, but they weren’t from tears of joy. With so many locals now being exposed to western culture and values, it’s not uncommon for them to divorce their husbands not long after marriage. It is unfortunate though that once divorced, the women are considered as outcasts amongst the village.: by jimmydau, Views[457]
         		 Many children in Sapa drop out of school at a very young age to either work in farms or sell handicrafts to support the family. Volunteers from around the world come to work with organisations such as Sapa O’Chau who fully fund a school, teaching english to ethnic minority children who have dropped out of school. The primary goal is to teach them to a level of proficiency where the organisation can assist them with work placement mainly in tourism as a guide or hospitality sector. : by jimmydau, Views[322]
         		 I was fortunate to spend three weeks in Sapa, Vietnam. Of the 52 ethnic groups that live in Vietnam, eight of them are located in Sapa and the surrounding area. On my second day there, I was invited to a traditional wedding reception for one of the young women that works as a tour guide - she was only 16 years old. It is customary for the father of the bride to thanks the guests for attending and drink a round of home made rice wine at each table. As the father had passed away, it was now the responsibility of the mother to greet the guests. There must have been at twenty table that she had to thank.: by jimmydau, Views[390]
     
    Ho Chi Minh city of contrasts....: by hochiminhcity, Views[253]
         		 Mother and son: by daphong, Views[246]
         		 The joy of old age: by daphong, Views[240]
         		 Alone: by daphong, Views[240]
         		 by kimtaabin, Views[217]
     
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