(HBO) – Being located near the reservoir of Hoa Binh Lake, there have been some long lasting customs of traditional self- supplying, from planting corns, cassava, forest trees and living in the houses with meticulous brocade weaving of a dress made from traditional materials for months. Those are the typical characteristics of Dao ethnic people in Sung village, Cao Son commune (Da Bac), which have been lasting for thousands of years.


Walking through the forest near the lake reservoir of Da River in Sung village, Cao Son commune (Da Bac) is a favourite activity of the foreign people.

 The original houses are located on the hillside overlooking the lake of Da River. Almost all architectures remain unchanged. The traditional house of Dao ethnic people is half-house, half-land. Dao ethnic people have typical cultural characteristics of the people through the rituals and taboos in the house – building and in the process of residence.

Mr. Ly Van Nghia, Head of Sung Hamlet, said: "We have not known the time when Dao ethnic people started to settle here. According to previous olders’s storytelling from hundreds or thousands of years, the people had lived in this area. They live on forests, on hills and rivers. Up to now, there are 74 Dao ethnic families living together. Almost all households do not lock the door when sleeping because the security here is very good. People can leave many valuable assets such as motorcycles in the yard without fear of losing.

 

When coming back here, my feeling was that almost the women in the village still wear their traditional costumes at home as well as at work. Ms. Ly Thi Sinh, more than 40 years old, said: No one told us but that was our custom, most of the women who have families and are more than 40 always wear their ethnic costumes even though we wear modern costumes when we were young. That is the reason why the traditional weaving of Dao ethnic people is still being kept after a long history up and down. In order to have that kind of costumes, the woman selected the materials, embroidered every detail, took months to complete her clothes.

 The latest thing when we came here was the homestay house. Although it has not been operated for nearly a year, foreign visitors cannot miss this place. Mr. Dang Van Xuan, a homestay owner said: The traditional culture of house architecture, costumes, landscapes, lifestyle and tourist destination intervals is the attraction of foreign tourists when coming here. My family used to grow corn, cassava, vegetables and forest trees. Since there was a project supporting tourism activities, we attended. Despite of newly operation, the family has welcomed many guests. Sometimes, at weekends, there are such crowded tourists that there are not enough accommodations. We look forward to welcoming more and more visitors. Foreign tourists coming to Sung village enjoy the activities close to the nature, relaxing among the hamlet of Dao Tien ethnic people, eating ethnic dishes, visiting the Lady Hoang Lan Cave on Bieu mountain. For those who like exploring and moving, they will wade the stream and catch fish, walk through the jungle along the reservoir of Da River. This is an unforgettable interesting experience.

 Mr. Nguyen Van Hien, Head of Department of Culture and Information of Da Bac District said: From the beginning of 2017, AFAP organization of Australia continued to support 2 households in Sung village, Cao Son commune to implement community tourism. The project supports the houses maintenance, environmental sanitation, the method of doing community tourism. The project has trained, practiced the skills of cooking, guides ... supported loans to upgrade the house, brocading services, produced some products such as tea, honey ... upgrading infrastructure, designing tours, walking route interconnecting Sung village and Ke village, Hien Luong and other villages. From this support, people have changed their minds of thinking about economizing from tourism. Tourism also supports to develop agriculture with local products.

 A good sign in the next year is that AFAP organization has collaborated with the Asian travel agency Peaktreval to bring more than 2,000 visitors to view the community tourism in Sung Hamlet.

 

 

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