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Since 1998, the owners of Clipper Trading Company have been visiting and doing fair trade business with the native people of Burma (now called Myanmar). Over the years, they have developed a great appreciation for their culture and wish to share its beauty with you.

A sign of class in S.E. Asia is the color of skin. This child wears a layer of mud to protect her face from the sun. This shop shows the cross-section of classes in South Asia; the working class child, the Buddhist monk, and the soldier. A mother and child of the Karen Tribe, native to the border of Burma and Thailand A street vendor, leaf wraps filled with vegetables and ant eggs. A full lunch for the equivalent of pennies. The border shanties of the Karen Tribe on the Thailand side. Chewing Betel nut acts as a mild euphoric stimulant, increasing alertness and allowing for a greater work capacity. It also stains the teeth and ground with it's sticky red colour.
This bike cart is exporting goods across the border into Thailand. These are lacquered drum stands. MMmmm....who wants fresh fried ant eggs? Pieces of antique lacquered drum stands. The city of the Golden Triangle.
A truck carrying Jackfruit is checked at the Burmese border. Temple at Kawkareik near the Thailand border on the Southern peninsula of Burma. Burmese style Buddhist painting, a style that reflects the European influences brought by British colonization. Sculpture of Buddha at the Temple at Kawkareik. Visitor at the Temple at Kawkareik.
Kawkareik Temple Shan Tribe at the Burmese/Thailand Border. The Shan people trade and sell food and goods, fishing straight out of the river that divides the two countries. Shan selling a type of truffle mushroom. This boy is wearing mud to protect his face from the sun at a Temple in Yangon.
People gathering at a crowded Temple in Yangon. The city of Yangon, known to us as Rangoon. Looking out over Yangon. Characteristic of the streets of Burma; no cars. These bike carts taxi people, goods and are also used as lunch carts.
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