Mong Culture Festival preserves traditions

Mong Culture Festival preserves traditions

(VOVWORLD) - The 3rd Mong Culture Festival recently held in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau attracted thousands of Mong ethnic minority folklorists, artists, and amateur athletes from 11 provinces....
Lao Cai preserves, develops traditional craft villages

Lao Cai preserves, develops traditional craft villages

(VOVWORLD) - 20 of 30 craft villages in Lao Cai province are involved in making traditional items, mainly in brocade embroidery, silver carving, incense making, bamboo and rattan weaving, and forging. The traditional...
Mong ethnic minority’s baby naming ritual

Mong ethnic minority’s baby naming ritual

(VOVWORLD) - Mong ethnic minority people live mainly in the northern mountain provinces including Ha Giang, Dien Bien, and Cao Bang, and in several Central Highlands provinces. Like other ethnic groups, Mong...
Co Tu people’s Thanksgiving for parents

Co Tu people’s Thanksgiving for parents

(VOVWORLD) - At the end of the year, when farm work finishes, the Co Tu ethic minority people visit relatives to tighten family bonds. The son-in-law usually brings special...
Hin villagers preserve Thai ethnic culture

Hin villagers preserve Thai ethnic culture

(VOVWORLD) - Hin hamlet in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La is known for having many Thai ethnic minority artists who can sing folk songs and play the flute, the panpipe...
Devoted teachers in remote areas

Devoted teachers in remote areas

(VOVWORLD) - In remote mountain areas, there are devoted teachers who endure hardships to educate children. Teacher Hoang Van Ninh has taught at a primary school in the most disadvantaged part of...
Brocade art of the Ede ethnic minority    ​

Brocade art of the Ede ethnic minority ​

(VOVWORLD) - Although brocade products of the Ede ethnic minority in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are not totally hand-made now, they still retain many old patterns. Each design has...