Market in Lao Cai province, Vietnam

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Could be Bac Ha market in 2000 - a black Hmong tobacco seller in the foreground. Smoking "thuoc lao" with a tobacco water pipe "dieu cay" is very common in Vietnam. "To make a "dieu cay" a piece of bamboo pipe up to 0.5 metres in length and with an opening at one end is required. A smaller pipe wooden pipe is fixed at the other end and it is here that the tobacco is placed. A smoker begins by rolling a small amount of tobacco into his hand before placing it into the small wooden pipe. Then he lifts the open end of the bamboo pipe to the mouth and lights the tobacco with a burning bamboo stick while smoking. During smoking you can hear a merry noise inside the bamboo pipe. This is caused by the water contained inside the pipe which is used to filter the smoke. When the tobacco is completely burnt out the smoker begins to raise up his head backwards and slowly exhales the smoke from his mouth to appreciate in full the complete satisfaction and enjoyment the smoke has to offer."