{"id":10308,"date":"2017-11-19T13:56:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T11:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ants-in-pants.com\/?p=10308"},"modified":"2017-12-31T10:36:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T08:36:47","slug":"karen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ants-in-pants.com\/en\/blog\/karen\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen (Long Neck) and Other Tribes in the North of Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"

After seeing the real Karen village<\/strong><\/a>, we set off to the tourist one. It is one of the multiple villages between Chiang Rai<\/a> and Chiang Mai<\/a>, with several sectors, each dedicated to a different tribe.
\nYou can use GPS coordinates to find this place (19.35712; 99.01796).
\n\"tribe<\/p>\n

Akha tribe<\/strong> has a Tibetan origin and they now live in China, Burma, and in the north of Thailand. Something special about their villages is the gate set up at the entrance of each village to frighten off bad spirits.
\n\"Akha<\/p>\n

Akha live on agriculture and selling handicrafts.
\n\"Akha<\/p>\n

\"Akha<\/p>\n

Yao tribe<\/strong> lives in China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and they are the only hilltribe people in Thailand with the written language. Usually, their villages are situated low in the hills and they build the houses along the roads. The economy of Yao was long based on opium cultivation and sale, while Yao themselves were rarely drag addicted. At the moment, the opium cultivation is illegal, which is why Yao have to look for other ways to earn money.
\n\"Yao<\/p>\n

\"Yao<\/p>\n

Unlike Yao, Lahu tribe lives high in the hills of Northern Thailand, China, Burma, and Laos. The tribe is subdivided into black, red, yellow and she-leh peoples. They grow cattle and food, which does not make them very rich.
\n\"Yao<\/p>\n

In Lahu village<\/strong>, you will watch the performance \u2013 to please tourists. <\/p>\n