Black Hmong Women Hauling Bamboo, Sapa, Vietnam     

In character, two of three Black Hmong ladies smiling for no one but themselves as they carry some bamboo up this steep Sapa street. I can't say the third isn't smiling inside, though, because that was their pleasant nature. Walking long distances with big loads was everyday stuff for both men and women. You would pass Hmong walking most everywhere you went, coming and going along the roads in the woods away from the city . That is where they live, coming into Sapa town or going to market for commerce and socializing.

Black Hmong Women Hauling Bamboo, Sapa, Vietnam     

In character, two of three Black Hmong ladies smiling for no one but themselves as they carry some bamboo up this steep Sapa street. I can't say the third isn't smiling inside, though, because that was their pleasant nature. Walking long distances with big loads was everyday stuff for both men and women. You would pass Hmong walking most everywhere you went, coming and going along the roads in the woods away from the city . That is where they live, coming into Sapa town or going to market for commerce and socializing.