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    Women of the Golden Triangle This journal gives a small glimpse into the lives of various women in the ethnically diverse northern border region of Vietnam.

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    This young girl sits and daydreams - perhaps of her future. There are not many opportunities for girls like her. Ethnic minorities such as the Black H'mong are marginalised in Vietnamese society. Views[304] This young girl sits and daydreams - perhaps of her future. There are not many opportunities for girls like her. Ethnic minorities such as the Black H'mong are marginalised in Vietnamese society. Views[241] Views[251] Views[261] Views[212]
     
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    Views[136] The Black Hmong tribe cultivate the Indigo Plant, Indigofera Tinctoria, to produce the blue dye for their clothes, as with this girls traditional outfit. Views[960] These Red Dzao women in the hill-tribe area of Sapa, maintain their ethnic traditions despite the increasing modernity of their surroundings. Views[271] The Sapa Valley is home to many diverse minority ethnic groups thought to have originated centuries ago in southern China - the Zai, Red Dzao, Black and Red Hmong. Here a rice paddy is being planted with seedlings. Views[325] A Black H'mong girl daydreams - perhaps of her future. There aren't many opportunities for girls from the hill-tribe groups which are marginalised in Vietnam. Views[209]
     
    Views[220] Views[177] On the way to the Bac Ha markets, northern Vietnam . The markets provide an exciting opportunity for social interaction. People who otherwise live in remote and isolated tribal areas travel from far and wide for the monthly market day. Views[214] A young girl from the H'mong minority wears a traditional neckband crafted from silver. The H'mong live in northernmost areas of Vietnam and Laos. Views[386] It's a long, hot and dusty day for these women at the monthly district market in Bac Ha, northern Vietnam. The intensely colourful, hand embriodered cotton and velvet outfits they wear are the traditional dress of the Flower H'mong and are very hot and heavy in daytime temperatures of more than 30 degrees celcius. Views[811]
     
    It's can be a slow day - waiting for customers. Views[206] Views[198] Views[190] Views[166] Views[171]
     
    Views[169] Views[169] A Black H'mong woman and her child use this small stream outside of their house to wash their hands. Streams like these are plentiful in the Sapa Valley in northern Vietnam, and are often fitted with small yet ingenious hydro-electric generators to power single light bulbs in dwellings. Views[451] Views[147] Views[213]
     
    Views[158] This woman from ethnically diverse northern region of Vietnam catches a pick-up truck to the market. Views[182] Despite the oppressive heat, this colourful traditional dress of velvet and intricately embroidered heavy cotton is daily attire for women of the Flower Hmong tribe. Views[316]   

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    A Black H'mong girl daydreams - perhaps of her future. There aren't many opportunities for girls from the hill-tribe groups which are marginalised in Vietnam.

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