In addition to the exceptional beauty of this beast, the water buffalo is also considered to be the unofficial national animal of Vietnam.

Trekking in the hills of Sa Pa, I often encountered women at work. The Red Dzao women are quite beautiful, but work terribly hard....

Though panoramically extraordinary, the rice terraces are a source of life for the villagers.

The Vietnamese appear to find much glory in their defeat of U.S. Forces in the Vietnam War.