Original: These include the Flower Hmong or the Variegated Hmong (Hmong Lenh or Hmong Hoa), so named because of the the bright colorful embroidery (called pa ndau, literally "flower cloth") in their traditional dark blue clothing.
Simplified: Vietnam has 787,600 Hmong people, Laos has 320,000 Hmong people, and Thailand has 150,000 Hmong people. Some Hmong people live in Myanmar.