Vietnam #8 Flower Hmongs at Bac Ha

Each Saturday the market at the remote village of Bac Ha bursts into life when the Flower Hmongs turn up in their hundreds to shop, wearing their colourful costumes.





There were stores with colourful local craft fabrics as well as less common produce like horse offals, live dogs and even a cat. Getting there was a challenge. Sapa itself was already remote enough, we had to return to Lao Cai and then take a side track to Bac Ha, a journey of 3 hours in total one way.

Horse offals a local delicacy.

Horse offals beat Yum Cha any time at Bac Ha.

More photos at Bac Ha album.