The innocence of children at the gates of heaven.
(Baonghean.vn) - Life is still full of hardships and difficulties, but the clear eyes and radiant smiles of the Mong children at the Muong Long "Gateway to Heaven" (Ky Son) have brought many loving emotions to tourists who have visited this valley of mist and flowers.
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| In Muong Long, visitors can catch glimpses of plum blossoms in the white blossoms, with winding paths and children happily playing on their way home from school. Photo: Trung Kien |
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| Simple, rustic life flows smoothly beneath the traditional houses of the Hmong people. Photo: Cao Dong |
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| A spinning top "playground" right under the porch. Photo: Cao Dong |
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| The boy is engrossed in playing the spinning top game. This is a familiar game for Hmong children. Photo: Cao Dong |
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| On the road wet with rain and morning mist, the children excitedly receive balloons given to them by a passing charity group. Photo: Trung Kien |
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| Hmong children learn to do household chores to help their parents from a very young age. This child, after returning from school, is preparing to light the fire. Photo: Trung Ha |
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| A 5-year-old child is helping her grandmother put corn into the mill to be ground. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| The children smiled brightly and posed for photos with tourists. Photo: Trung Ha |
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| These innocent children grew up healthy and strong, despite the harsh winters of this region. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| The sight of mothers carrying their children on their backs while doing everything, including going to the market to sell goods, is very familiar here. Photo: Trung Kien |
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| Hmong children grow up on their mothers' backs, following their mothers' footsteps up the steep slopes and enduring the arduous life on the mountainside. Photo: Trung Kien |
