An ethnic Yao hill tribe woman is wearing traditional clothing near Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand.

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An ethnic Yao hill tribe woman is wearing traditional clothing near Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand. In the mountains of Northern Thailand, which are in the provinces of Chiangrai, Nan and Phayao, there are more than a hundred Mien villages. Many estimate that there are more or less 30,000 Mien people in the whole of Thailand. Mien cultures and beliefs are closely tied to Chinese, in which sacred Taoist-origin script-texts, handed down from their ancestors, are written in Chinese.

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Size: 2372px × 3558px
Location: Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand
Photo credit: © John Brown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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