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TAI-KADAI FAMILY.

Written and photographed by Nanok Chida
Tai-Dam's wedding in Dien Bien Phu

Tai-Dam's wedding in Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam. (2015)

Tai-Dam people is an ethnic in northwest of Vietnam and northeast of Laos. People of Tai-Kadai language family.

Zhuang in Wenshan

Zhuang lady from Wenshan, Yunnan province, China (2016)

Zhuang is the largest minority group in China. Another people of Tai-Kadai language family.

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Zizha master in Yixing

Zizha master desk in Yixing city, China (2017)

Yixing city is the only one place in the world where are found Zizha clay, the  extraordinary raw material for teapot.  

Mustard field in Yunnan Province, China (2016)

Mustard seeds are well-known for condiment but mustard leaves are also eatable, either for soup or stir-fried. 

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University life in Baise university, Guangxi province,China (2016)

Guangxi province is a capital of Zhuang people at the southern of China. Even they speak in Mandarin in daily life but Zhuang language still useable with their parent. 

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