For generations, Ban (Bauhinia) flowers have been associated culturally and spiritually with Thái and Tày ethnic minority groups living in Vietnam’s northwestern mountains. Local people consider Ban, which bloom in March, “the king” of flowers.

A white Ban flower (Photo: Thúy Ngoạn)

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