Akha Craftsman
I am preparing a big post about coffee production so today there is only a photo without comments. Я готовлю к публикации большой пост о производстве кофе, поэтому сегодня еще одна фотографии без комментариев.
Akha Agriculture
Probably you are interested in what Akhas do in their remote villages. Akhas are good farmers so they grow tea, coffee, vegetables, rice and Ar-Gong (plant used to make fibers for brooms). Early in the morning people bring all the fibers they collected to the villagers who have a car. They go to the city [...]
Akha protection sign
This sign is called Da-le, Akhas mark places they want to protect with them. For example you can see them on the gate of the village. If you see this sign somewhere you should not cut down trees there or damage the area, respect traditions of these people. Это знак называется Да Лэ, Акха обозначают [...]
Akha Village Gate
Every Akha village starts with a gate. As we build the huge fences and gates to mark our property and protect it from the thieves Akha build gates to mark the place where they live and protect it from the spirits of the forest. Деревня народа Акха начинается и заканчивается воротами. Мы строим заборы и [...]
Meet the Akha people
Akha are one of the 6 main hill tribes of Northern Thailand, but they also leave in south parts of China, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Burma. You can easily tell Akha women from other hill tribes by their beautiful headdresses. There are 6-7 sub-groups of Akha and they speak different dialects of the Akha language [...]