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    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[837] A young Black H'mong girl waits patiently with one of her three dogs while her parents prepare the evening meal. by: dillan Views[816] 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[604] 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[706] 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[714] A local Hmong boy ponders at a granola bar that was given to him by a friendly visiting tourist. by: kien Views[577] 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[417] 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[533] 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[482]
     
    woman Flower Hmong, Bacha, Lao Cai, Sapa, Vietnam by: federico_caminada Views[659]     

     

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