Bac Ha Travel Guide

 akikonomu Says:  Stop a while beside the rice fields to see farmers hard at work. As the altitude of Bac Ha is lower than that of Sa Pa and climate less dry, rice can be harvested twice a year instead of once in the Sa Pa region.The rice terraces are first flooded with water before planting... 

 akikonomu Says:  If you like cows and horses, you will find no lack of them in the Bac Ha market. There is a field near the centre of town (not the market place), where many horses are left there to graze.Look out for a local photo studio at the field and local Hmong girls decked in their... 

 akikonomu Says:  If you follow a guided tour, the advantage is that the guide can lead you through a minority village, and visit a local house as he explains to you the lifestyle and living conditions of the villagers.Most Hmong villagers belive in ancestral worship and you will see a small... 

 akikonomu Says:  Wonder what the locals eat? Walk around the market where vegetables are laid out on the ground for sale. You will probably see many villagers licking away at ice creams (even in the cold rain) and wonder when that became part of their local diet. 

 akikonomu Says:  Around the centre of the market, traders gather their pigs for trade. The local black pigs squeal and writhe a lot, so try not to go too near them. Many of the piglets are bound to a 'pig basket' so that the traders have an easier time moving them around.In old China, people... 

 akikonomu Says:  At the centre of the Bac Ha market , you can sit down local style and try out the local food (if you dare). Remember that living in the sanitized part of the world may not prepare your stomach for the local cuisine. Take precaution! 

 SPW Says:  Women everywhere used these traditional baby carriers. 

 SPW Says:  The women in the montain tribes embroider clothes and often these days, articles for sale like cushion covers and bed spreads. There was a range of thread available, obviously chemically rather than traditionally dyed, but all contributing to the colour. 

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 SPW Says:  Many different animals were for sale. 

 SPW Says:  Women in the remote montains were choosing new 'traditional' skirts, just the way women anywhere shop for clothes: holding them up, trying them on and consulting their friends.