Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Bac Ha: Two Wheeling

In the mountains of the far north of Vietnam, just below the China boarder, lies the sleepy town of Bac Ha. On motorbikes we spent a couple days exploring the surrounding area, dotted with Hill Tribe Villages and their gravity defying agriculture.



Terraced rice paddies with corn below--the two main crops

Earthwork masters--all created with human and animal labor



Corn extends up the nearly vertical steeps on the right, almost to the peaks

Horse Herders


Picturesque but a seriously tough area to cultivate

Check out the birds sitting on the sticks


Buffalo Tractors 

Steep is an understatement  


Gentle Beasties  
   

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