The Akha Swing Festival
An account and photos of the famous Akha Swing festival, also known as ‘Bo Chong Tu’ or ‘Yae Khuan A Fa Faew’
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An account and photos of the famous Akha Swing festival, also known as ‘Bo Chong Tu’ or ‘Yae Khuan A Fa Faew’
The Akha Although there is some geographical overlap, broadly speaking, the Akha minority today principally occupy a strip of mountains separating the Hmong ethnic group to the east from the Karen in lands to the west. This includes Luang Nam Tha and Phongsaly provinces of far northern Laos, parts of Thailand’s Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai and southeastern Shan State…