The Ha Nhi People: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs, and Main Festivals
The Ha Nhi live along Vietnam's Chinese and Lao borders in Lai Chau and Lao Cai, speak a Tibeto-Burman language and worship ancestors by household.
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Where do the Ha Nhi people mainly live?
The Ha Nhi people live mainly along the Vietnam-China and Vietnam-Laos borders, in Bat Xat district (Lao Cai) and Muong Te district (Lai Chau). The groups that have long practiced wet rice terracing and settled swidden farming have lived in permanent settlements, and many villages are over 100 years old.
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