In the forests of the northern part of Laos lies Ban Nam Pick – one of the Khamu people’s villages.
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June 10, 2011 | Categories: Ethnic groups, Laos, Luang Nam Tha, People | Tags: asia, ban nam pick, ethnic group, ethnic group in laos, jungle, khamu, lao, lao people, laos, luang nam tha, people, portraits, travel photography, trekking, village | Leave A Comment »
The Yao people inhabit areas of the famous Golden Triangle. This is a very old ethnic group. It is said that they were living in China 4000 years ago! The most important subgroup among the Yao are the Mien, whom I had the pleasure to meet near Muang Sing, a small village in northern Laos.
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March 16, 2011 | Categories: Ethnic groups, From Asia and Other Places, Laos, Muang Sing, People, Portrait | Tags: asia, embroidering, ethnic group, golden triangle, hill tribe, lao, laos, mien, people, photos from laos, photos of people, portrait, smile, southeast asia, tribe, woman, women, yao | Leave A Comment »
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February 19, 2011 | Categories: Ethnic groups, From Asia and Other Places, People, Portrait, Sapa, Vietnam | Tags: asia, dress, ethnic groups, girl, hilltribe, hmong, hmong photos, minorities, outfit, people, photos from vietnam, portrait, sapa, vietnam, vietnamese, vietnamese montagnards, woman | 5 Comments »
They are one of the main hilltribes inhabiting the Golden Triangle area. You can meet them in the mountains of Laos, Myanmar, China and northern Thailand. Some of you will find the Akha people peculiar or exotic, but for me they are people, for whom I feel a special fondness.
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February 7, 2011 | Categories: Ethnic groups, From Asia and Other Places, Kentung, Myanmar, People, Portrait | Tags: akha, asia, asian, burma, ethnic, exotic, golden triangle, headdress, hilltribe, kentung, myanmar, people, tribe | 7 Comments »
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