The Akha are an ethnic group who live in small villages at higher elevations in the mountains of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Yunnan Province in China. They made their way from China into Southeast Asia during the early 20th century.

Because the Akha are largely self-sufficient, their tasks range from agriculture to housework and making traditional clothing. This documentary tells the story of the Laovan family. Mother Yeapheun...

The Akha villages that feature in our tours are Akha villages in the Chiang Dao district and the village Baan Apha, Chiang Rai province. We organized textile tours to this village and do our Akha Cooking Course in this village.

2016年7月13日 · Last weekend I visited the Ahka people in Chiang Rai, Thailand. I can honestly say that this trip greatly differed from our first trip visiting the Hmong people. The trip itself consisted of a lot of stops along the way in order to get the most out of …

Catholic and American missionaries have infiltrated the traditional belief system of Ahka people by mass conversions of villages. Christian missionaries converted the oral Akha language into a written Latin letter alphabet and produced an Akha language dictionary for villagers to use.

‘NahKha’ is simply the name of the village where they lived in China. They have a population of around 1,900 living in Chinagrai in the Maesuay District. They changed their religion to that of the city they moved to and they are Christian, using the same language as the Phamee Akha.

The visitor to an Akha village could easily be fooled as to the spiritual significance of their daily life. In the August to September time frame, children are seen in every village appearing to be playing on a large swing. This may look no different from the scene you've witnessed hundreds of times in your local park, or even in your own back ...

If you visit ban Lorcha, an Akha village guide will show you around the village, and demonstrate to you different aspects of traditional Akha village life, such as their houses, Akha spirit gates, handicrafts and hunting methods

Spend a day with the Akha people in the mountains of Chiang Rai and stay overnight in an Akha mud house. Watch how the hill tribe people live and work, learn about their history, traditions and culture. Surrounded by nature, the Akha grow coffee beans and other produce on terraced fields and produce several handicrafts.

Set in amidst Chiang Rai’s Doi Mae Salong mountain range, over 2,000 m above sea level, the Lo Yo community still stands today as a truly authentic Akha village. The group of people called “Lo Mia Akha” named their village “Lo Yo” after the present chief.