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astroboy
05-09-2007, 02:21 AM
Bac Ha is a small town about 100km from Sapa, in northern Vietnam. Every Sunday, Bac Ha hosts the biggest market in the area where the ethnic minorities and tribes from the mountainous highlands gather. Its like a trading post and meeting place for couples, friends and relatives. The Hmong people will come from near and far dressed in their most colourful costumes.
astroboy
05-09-2007, 02:25 AM
A senior Hmong lady teaching the younger ones how it's done...

http://www.awarna.com/test_images/bac_ha0087.jpg
astroboy
05-09-2007, 02:27 AM
The colours at the market are almost blinding... shown here are the yarns which are dyed by hand and used for making their colourful costumes.

http://www.awarna.com/test_images/bac_ha0084.jpg
astroboy
05-09-2007, 02:29 AM
They even sell horses and buffaloes at the market...

http://www.awarna.com/test_images/horses_0064.jpg
astroboy
05-09-2007, 02:31 AM
Spotted some Hmong ladies having their lunchbreak...

http://www.awarna.com/test_images/lunch_0034.jpg
noordin
05-09-2007, 07:51 AM
Nice captures. I hope you don't mind me asking, what camera are you using?
ckii96
05-09-2007, 07:58 AM
Good shots of a great place. :thumbs_up:
astroboy
05-09-2007, 10:57 AM
Using Canon 1Ds. :)

Nice captures. I hope you don't mind me asking, what camera are you using?
qqmeng
05-09-2007, 11:17 AM
nice catch....
sweeann
05-09-2007, 05:36 PM
Nice captures. I hope you don't mind me asking, what camera are you using?

I bet you dunno who this [ astroboy ] is.... :P