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.

Northern Vietnam

VIETNAM | Monday, 7 November 2011 | Views [189]

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.

These Red Dzao women in the hill-tribe area of Sapa, maintain their ethnic traditions despite the increasing modernity of their surroundings.

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The Black Hmong tribe cultivate the Indigo Plant, Indigofera Tinctoria, to produce the blue dye for their clothes, as with this girls traditional outfit.

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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.

Northern Vietnam

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