Tag: Bac Ha

Lonely Vietnamese landscapes (during Tet 2012)

First for all of you a healthy and prosperous 2013. This year I start with showing some landscape images I shot during my trip to Vietnam in the Tet period (Vietnamese New Year) at the beginning of 2012. The desolation of these landscapes during the coldest period (January/February) gives birth to the feeling of hope…


Flower H’Mong Youth (Jan 24th)

After Vietnamese New Year the government people has 9 days off (it can be different per region). This is mostly followed by all the people and so in most areas (not the cities) it is quiet. But during these holidays the youth is coming out. You seen them evrywhere in their traditional dresses and the…


Women and Bac Ha Wine (Jan 22nd)

On the last day of the (Chinese) year on the market in Bac Ha you see a lot of selling of the so-called Bac Ha wine. This is corn wine, 60 % and made by the people themselves. The selling is done by women, mostly bought by women but the drinkers are mostly men. It’s…


Can Cau Market (near Bac Ha) (Jan. 21st)

The night train from 09:00 PM brought me in 9 hours from Hanoi to Lao Cai. From there in 2 hours to the North East to Bac Ha. This region is well known for its weekend markets mostly visited by the local Flower Hmong minority group. With this post you will find some portraits people…