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Sa Pa & Bac Ha

Featuring the mountain town of Sa Pa, known for its local tribes people (generally called Hmong but known by other names such as Dzao, etc) plus Bac Ha Market. Sa Pa is about 38 kms SW of Lao Cai. Bac Ha is east of Lao Cai, the end of the railway line in Vietnam, where it hits the border with China. The Bac Ha Market is on Sunday, and is attended by the Hmong group known for the wonderfully bright costumes of the women. I don't think the Flower Hmong really appreciate being the object of so much curiosity. Some do respond well, but others seem to subtly turn their backs the instant they see a camera. It is hard to interact well, with such a limited exposure ( a short tour time of 1.5 hours) and no language. The colours? Stupendous! Can we in the West please dress with such verve?! Photos by Alwyne, processing by Ron LaCroix.
Beginning of the Gardens: Map and Herbs drying
Beginning of the Gardens: Map and Herbs drying
Lichen
Lichen
Banana flower
Banana flower
Head to Head, Bug vs Ant
Head to Head, Bug vs Ant
Track around the gardens
Track around the gardens
Ham Rong Gardens.
Ham Rong Gardens.
Looking West down to the Lake in Sa Pa
Looking West down to the Lake in Sa Pa
Top pf Ham Rong Garden looking to Sa Pa
Top pf Ham Rong Garden looking to Sa Pa
Looking down on Sa Pa
Looking down on Sa Pa
g4/49/985549/3/137210650.eYOihAD0.jpg Perched on top of the hill
Perched on top of the hill
Paddies, down the valley.
Paddies, down the valley.
Looks like a school building
Looks like a school building
Yet another kid on W-buffalo.
Yet another kid on W-buffalo.
Unknown
Unknown
Cat-Cat Village After a Rainy Day.
Cat-Cat Village After a Rainy Day.
Countryside outside Bac Ha
Countryside outside Bac Ha
Mud Brick & Implements
Mud Brick & Implements
Rural road outside Bac Ha
Rural road outside Bac Ha
Bac Ha Visitor
Bac Ha Visitor
Cattle discussion
Cattle discussion
Out of town
Out of town
Do I have to?
Do I have to?
Unusually fractious
Unusually fractious
Family love
Family love
Conviviality
Conviviality
Happy to be photographed
Happy to be photographed
Not Flower Hmong
Not Flower Hmong
Brilliant blues and blue-greens.
Brilliant blues and blue-greens.
Bed cover
Bed cover
Anyone for a doll?
Anyone for a doll?
Different sort of goods for sale
Different sort of goods for sale
Blouses
Blouses
Buying
Buying
Umm, what next?
Umm, what next?
Traditional does not exclude the modern.
Traditional does not exclude the modern.
Flower Hmong Marketeers
Flower Hmong Marketeers
Pensive.
Pensive.
Street Cleaner, Sa Pa.
Street Cleaner, Sa Pa.
Roof with ferns.
Roof with ferns.
Sa Pa hotel lane
Sa Pa hotel lane
Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens
Black n Blue
Black n Blue
Peeking
Peeking
I see you (just).
I see you (just).
Weather worn
Weather worn
Ham Rong Gardens.
Ham Rong Gardens.
Ham Rong Gardens.
Ham Rong Gardens.
Ham Rong Gardens.
Ham Rong Gardens.
Another Sa Pa Butterfly
Another Sa Pa Butterfly
Ham Rong Gardens.
Ham Rong Gardens.
Delicate
Delicate
Over the valley.
Over the valley.
Snatching a smackerel.
Snatching a smackerel.
Listening
Listening
Dogs of Vietnam, Sa Pa representative
Dogs of Vietnam, Sa Pa representative
Will you buy?
Will you buy?
Part of the selling process
Part of the selling process
Working hard on him
Working hard on him
End of the Business Day.
End of the Business Day.