Hill Tribes Around Sapa

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There are a variety of hill tribe communities in the northwest mountains surrounding Sapa. The Hmong are the most prominent, but you can see Red Dao and Tay as well. Their costumes are very elaborate and beautiful. Many of them flock to the town of Sapa to sell their crafts. Because of the influx of tourists, many of these people have been westernized and speak some english. Its not uncommon to see villagers that look straight out of a period piece film texting or talking on their cell phones. Cheap no-name brand cell phones have flooded in from China, making them accesable to a lot of the people here.


Note the pictures of the girls playing the horse boardgame at the restaurant table. They kicked my ass at this game and their all pool sharks. Very strange.

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