The Kayan Lahwi long necked women of Mae Hong Son

The Kayan Lahwi are a sub group of the Red Karen who originate from the Burmese states of Shan and Kayah. Also known as Padaung, many fled to Mae Hong Son to escape the conflict with the Burmese army in the late 1980s, early 1990s. Girls start to wear the rings from the age of 5 and are progressively added to as they get older.

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Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Kayan Lawhi or long necked Karen woman. Mae hong son, Thailand

Traditional coconut collection in Chumphon, Thailand

Chumphon province is a very rural area and one of the main industries is coconut growing. There are thousands of acres of coconut groves and traditional methods are still used for their collection. This involves trained monkeys with long ropes tied around their necks being sent up the coconut palms to pull off the ripe coconuts. As can be seen below, carts pulled by water buffalo are still used to collect and transport the collected coconuts.

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Bullock cart used for collecting coconuts

Bullock cart used for collecting coconuts

Bullock cart used for collecting coconuts