Author: ACTIVETRAVEL VIETNAM
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They grow their crops on the rocks and walk several kilometers of steep, cold mountain roads to buy and sell small goods, but the Mong families on the Dong Van Plateau are some of the most hospitable in the world.
Family in Ha Giang Province Vietnam
After the long journey, settling into the silence and peace of a stop high mountain road in Ha Giang Province can be an arresting experience.
Vietnam’s northernmost province is located in the northwestern. Hoang Lien Mountains – the Tonkinese Alps as the French called them – near the border with China.
All’s quiet except for the whisper of the crisp breeze and the crunch of a local Mong family’s sandals on the road as they walk carrying large bamboo backpacks filled whatever produce or goods they’ve either just bought or are about to sell at the market.
The language barrier keeps us at a distance in one way, but the simple smiles of the family bring our two very different worlds close together.
Mesmerized by the strength and… (Read the rest of this article at the following article source link for the full story)
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