Akha people
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The Akha are an ethnic group who live in small villages at higher elevations in the mountains of Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yunnan Province in China. They made their way from China into Sou
Man (left) and woman (right) of the Akha people. The man is carrying the stem of a banana plant, which will be fed to their pigs.
An Akha girl in Laos
Akha women, c. 1900
The modern and tourism-based Akha village of Pha Hi (ผาฮี้) in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province, Thailand: many cafés, restaurants, coffee bean factories, and homestays can be seen alongsides villagers' houses
Doi Mae Salong
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Doi Mae Salong is a hill of the Dan Lao range in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, 6 km from the border with Burma. This mountain rises in Mae Fa Luang district. Its summit is near the town of Santikhiri
Doi Mae Salong and Santikhiri town on the ridge
The mountain in the sunlight on the right is Doi Mae Salong; clouds release a downpour over the mountain on the left, rainy season, June 2014
Phra That Srimahapo Mongkol Boonchum
Oolong Tea