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Smit & Palarczyk > [VIETNAM.NORTH 21.376] ’White Thai villager.’	 North of Lai Châu, this old farmer from a White Thái village in the valley of the Na River is old enough to remember a few words of French from the colonial period. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [VIETNAM.NORTH 21.504] ’Psychedelic embrace.’	 Flower H’mong girls on the market of Bac Hà wear a psychedelic combination of colours. Photo Mick Palarczyk
Smit & Palarczyk > [VIETNAM.NORTH 21.440] ’Black H’mong girls.’	 East of Sapa, in Tavan village, these Black H’mong girls wear the traditional black circular hats of their tribe. Photo Mick Palarczyk
Smit & Palarczyk > [VIETNAM.NORTH 21.338] ’Selling plastic.’	 In mountain tribe villages that still mostly use selfmade crockery and wooden tools this pedlar is an herald of modern times. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [VIETNAM.NORTH 21.428] ’Taking a nap.’	 A Red Dao woman has dozed off in the sewing atelier on the market of Sapa. Photo Mick Palarczyk
Smit & Palarczyk > [VIETNAM.NORTH 21.327] ’Girl with knife.’	 As most mountain tribe children this Black Thái girl has learned very early on in life to do daily work with sharp tools. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [VIETNAM.NORTH 21.388] ’Black Dao women under umbrella.’	 Black Dao women wear plain black trousers and jackets finished with a superb red ruff. The hair on their forehead is plucked (including the eyebrows) so that it cannot distract from the beauty of their clothing. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [VIETNAM.NORTH 21.373] ’Bridge across the Da River.’	 The Hang Tôm suspension bridge crosses the Da River north of Lai Châu. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [VIETNAM.NORTH 21.263] ’Stilted house.’	 A family of the White Thái mountain tribe lives in this stilted house at Lac Village near Mai Châu. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[VIETNAM.NORTH 21.376]
’White Thai villager.’

North of Lai Châu, this old farmer from a White Thái village in the valley of the Na River is old enough to remember a few words of French from the colonial period. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
Smit & Palarczyk > [VIETNAM.NORTH 21.376] ’White Thai villager.’	 North of Lai Châu, this old farmer from a White Thái village in the valley of the Na River is old enough to remember a few words of French from the colonial period. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[VIETNAM.NORTH 21.376]
’White Thai villager.’

North of Lai Châu, this old farmer from a White Thái village in the valley of the Na River is old enough to remember a few words of French from the colonial period. Photo Mick Palarczyk.
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