Cute girl, Sapa, Vietnam : Photos tagged as sapa

Cute girl, Sapa, Vietnam

Sapa would be of considerably less interest without the H’mong and Dao people, the largest ethnic groups in the region. The billowing red headdresses of the Red Dao are visible all over town, a surreal sight amid the accelerating development. The H’mong are more numerous and canny traders. Their villages may look medieval but most will have a mobile phone and an email address to stay in touch. Traditionally, they were the poorest of the poor but have rapidly learnt the spirit of free enterprise. Most of the Montagnards have had little formal education and are illiterate, yet all the youngsters have a good command of English, French and a handful of other languages.

• Date: 9 December 2008
• Photographer: Tracy Vu: gallery
• Uploaded: 8th Dec 2008
• Location: Vietnam: gallery
• Tags: travel trek tours kayak sapa halong junk fansipan maichau
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