Spring arrives on the rocky plateau of Tuyen Quang province heralded by pale pink peach blossoms leaning over stone fences, bright yellow mustard flowers lining the roads, and a thin veil of mist drifting across the mountains at dawn.
From Dong Van to Meo Vac in Ha Giang province, stone fences line every village, encircling cornfields, dividing land, blocking wind, and enclosing animal pens. Highlanders call them “walls that…
The H’Mong ethnic group, residing in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, comprises over 30 percent of the province’s population and typically lives in high mountain villages. Throughout their…