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Tam Duong

Pictures by QT Luong

Tam Duong is a small town on the road between Lai Chau and Sapa. Prior to climbing the Tram Ton Pass, possibly the most spectacular stretch of mountain road in Vietnam, you meet the Black Dzao people, whose children wear a hat decorated with three coins.

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Hmong girl sheltering herself and her younger sibling with an unbrella, between Lai Chau and Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Woman in front of her hut and family on stilt house, between Lai Chau and Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Banana leaves and mountains, between Lai Chau and Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Montagnard women in market, Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Russian Jeeps, Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Hmong women near the entrance of the market, Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Street vendor uses his bicycle as a shop, Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Hmong children and village, near Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Hmong children and village, near Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Woman of the Red Hmong ethnic group, with a helmet-like hairstyle, near Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Hmong family in front of their home, near Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Western adventure travellers on mountain bikes, near Tam Duong. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Black Dzao man making the decorative coins used in the children hats, between Tam Duong and Sapa. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Child and woman of the Black Dzao minority, between Tam Duong and Sapa. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Dzao man crafting the decorative coins used in the children hats, between Tam Duong and Sapa. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Hands and feet of a Black Dzao man making decorative coins, between Tam Duong and Sapa. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Black Dzao children look at a man making the decorative coins used on their hats, between Tam Duong and Sapa. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Black Dzao children wearing the hat with three coins, between Tam Duong and Sapa. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Hmong people in the Tram Ton Pass area. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Wildflowers and mountains in the Tram Ton Pass area. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

Steep road ascends the Tram Ton Pass near Sapa. Northwest Vietnam ( color)

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There are 21 color pictures of Tam Duong on this page

Mai Chau to Son La

Tam Duong

Northwest Vietnam

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