Cloud Forests : Conserving Our Botanical Treasures



In Hanoi

On the Road
11 Rice Paddies
12 Steep Mountains
13 Country Village
14 Banana & Plum Trees
15 Mountain Tea Shrubs
16 Black Tai Women
17 Son La Woodseller
18 Bamboo Baskets
19 Last Stop

Black Tai Region

Hmong Region

The Summit

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Most of the landscape in the lower elevations has been drastically changed by agriculture. There is hardly any intact natural forest remaining, as shown here. The rows of shrubs on the hillside are tea plants (Camellia sinensis).
Vietnam - On the Road
Vietnam agriculture
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