Faces of North Thailand and the Golden Triangle
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                                              Then  visiting  the   Hilltribes of  Northern Thailand
Hilltribe peoples migrated over 100 years ago into the north highlands of Thailand from Burma, Laos and from China.  They have preserved their way of life with little change for over thousand years.    Comprising seven major tribes, KAREN, HMONG (MEO), YAO, LISU, LAHU, LAWA and AKHA, each has its own distinct culture, religion, language, art and colourful style of dress. They live in bamboo houses raised on stilts, beneath which live their domestic animals, pigs, chickens and buffalos. The main profession of all these tribes is farming and handicraft. All the tribes are very hospitable and welcome visitors to their villages to experience their way of life. We spent one night in the rural LISU lodge enjoying their traditional food and a dancing performance of the pretty little LISU  kids. 
Jinghua wanted to visit some hill tribes of Chinese origin trying to communicate with the people. Difficult !

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