HOA BINH
Hoa Binh (meaning peace in English) is the provincial capital of the province of the same name located 75km northwest of Hanoi. Hoa Binh town is about five km from Southeast Asia's biggest hydroelectric construction on the Song Da (Black River) valley. The region with its scenic valleys is home to many ethnic minority hill-tribes, including the H'mong, Dao, Thai and Muong. Life in the remote valleys of Mai Chau remains much the same as it has done for centuries.