A Little Girl, A Big Imagination: Childhood in Sapa
Play Without Toys
In the mountains of Sapa, Vietnam, a young Hmong girl plays with no toys but the world around her. She digs in the dirt, chases dragonflies, and gathers snails from the rice paddies. On this day, she and her friends ground an old brick into powder and used it as makeup.
Turning the Ordinary Into Magic
What others might see as nothing, she transforms into something extraordinary. A brick becomes beauty, the fields become her playground, and imagination becomes her freedom.
The Spirit of Childhood
Childhood in Sapa shows us that joy does not need much. With curiosity and creativity, the ordinary becomes magic. For this little girl, play is not about possessions but about possibility.