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In Ta Phin village there are three distinctly different cultures living in harmony. Out of the three are two of Vietnam’s most colourful Ethnic Minorities. They are the Red Dao, who make up the majority, and the Black H’mong.
When asked, Ly Mai Chan, a community leader, explains the origins of the tribal people who live in her village. "First there were only six families. They all came from China." Ms Chan counts on her fingers six generations of her family who have lived in Ta Phin.
On conflicts in the village, she reports that... "when there are problems we have a meeting, we all talk together, all friends." Ly Mai talks about the extraordinary friendliness the villagers as a whole present to foreigners. "Everyone in Ta Phin comes from Uncle Ho [founder of modern Vietnam] and everybody wants to learn English and sell their handicrafts."
