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RE: The green mountainous terrain of Sapa, Vietnam I / Das grüne gebirgige Terrain von Sapa, Vietnam I (30 photos) - GreenThursday - ColorChallenge
Very beautiful pictures! Was there a special meaning to the rock statue in the first one? Also do you have a picture of the armlace you got and does that stand for something? Does it has a reason why they wear it or just some sort of a fashion thing?
Great feedback and lovely that you show such an interest. I do have a photo of the armlace, which I wore for the rest of the trip :). Their clothes and accessories are their way of showing their background, to show their tribe and they are knitting it themselves (hence the cannabis plants). But of course, and unfortunately, it is also very commercialised. Some of the Hmong tribes arounds Sapa misuse the tourism by refusing sending their children to school and instead turn them into vendors and beggers in the touristic areas of Sapa.
Regarding the rock. There is surely a story behind it, but unfortunately it wasn't mentioned by our hike guide or if, I might have forgotten.
Thanks for the info and the picture! Sorry if I ask too many questions but find this really interesting and don't really get to travel myself so... :)
I guess it's understandable that if that is what brings them an income, that they focus on that. It's indeed sad though. Stories like this always remind me to be grateful for the comfort I have and the priviledged situation I live in....