Le Gau Tau of Mong people Ha Giang Vietnam
Held in spring, from 1st to 15th January of lunar calendar, on low hill with quite level topography. The ceremony consists of distinct two parts but has closely relationship. The first can not held mentioning its Gau Tao ceremony to pray for happiness and fortune. The second is the Mong’s Readmore...
Le Cap Sac of Dao people Ha Giang Vietnam
The Dao is called by different names such as, Kem Mien, Ku Mien, Man, etc. “Le Cap Sac” of Dao people in Quan Ba is one of the festival reflecting clearly the cultural features of this ethnic minority. “le Cap Sac” is nescessary for the men of Dao ethnic group. It is similar to thanh dinh Readmore...
The H’Mong Ethnic Group Ha Giang Vietnam
The Mong is the largest ethnic group of seventeen ethnics community in Dong Van karst plateau Geopark. Mong people in Ha Giang province is similar to that in some northen mountainous border Viet Nam -China originated from China, then migrated to Vietnam more than 300 years ago. They Readmore...
Nung Ethnic Group in Ha Giang Vietnam
Nung people mainly distribute in Quan Ba district, they live in valleys nearly rivers, streams or hills and live on farming rice, with high cultivation technique. Their animal husbandry highly developed while other handicraft makings are very diverse such as forging, casting, carpenters, Readmore...
Giay ethnic minority Ha Giang Vietnam
Giay people mainly live on planting water rice and farming milpa. Every years, they organized the “Roong Pooc” ceremony to begin their farming season. Giay built pigsties and hen-coops far away from their houses to fields. Their noteworthy handicraft making are weaving and bamboo Readmore...
Lo Lo ethnic group Ha Giang Vietnam
The Lo Lo ethnic group can be divided into Flower Lo Lo and Black Lo Lo. Living in Lung Cu since ancient time, the Lo Lo people have made many efforts in reclaiming the virgin land and in grasping to this northernmost part of the country. The Lo Lo folkloric culture is very rich and unique, Readmore...
Pu Peo ethnic minority people Ha Giang
Pu Peo ethnic minority people live only in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang. According to the 1999 survey, there were only 705 people living in the districts of Dong Van, Meo Vac and Bac Me. The Pu Peo ethnic group ranks 53rd in the Vietnamese community in term of Readmore...
Ha Giang mustard greens flowers in December
During December, the cold mountainous wind in incipient winter, the season to grow mustard greens on rock, the vegetable flowers shoot silently extracting fresh flowers, painting a more sprawling Ha Giang. After buckwheat flower season, people are fascinated by mustard greens flowers. Readmore...
Travelling to Ha Giang in buckwheat flower season
Ha Giang is not only attractive to young people who love moving with its winding roads, stone fences or soil-wall houses but also with colorful flowers, white plum blossom, peach blossoms, yellow cauliflower... and especially buckwheat flowers. Just in November, when the terraced fields are Readmore...
Ha Giang Praying for Rain Festival
Ha Giang Praying for Rain Festival . Praying for rain festival of the Lo Lo is common religious in agriculture. On the festival occasions, almost all activities of the Lo Lo are aimed at praying for rain. They wish the rain down to the Meo Vac field and they pray for a prosperous Readmore...
Tam Son City in all its glory seen from Quan Ba skydoor
Ha Giang Province is famous for Dong Van Geopark which is recognized as a Karst Plateau Global Geopark by UNESCO. The gateway to the geopark is called Quan Ba by local people meaning skydoor due to its height and the fact that fog always covers the top, which makes people think it is the door Readmore...
Sung La valley Dong Van Ha Giang
Sung La valley Dong Van Ha Giang. The house has special walls which are made from soil & mixed with straw, about 40-60cm in thickness. This house is 100 years old and it was used for making film “Pao’s story” which was then awarded several international prizes. The house became famous Readmore...
Pho Bang Town Dong Van Ha Giang
Pho Bang, the bustling border town of Dong Van (Ha Giang) seemed tobe forgotten in a few decades ... In the journey of those who want to find their own self in the remote forest areas , Pho Bang is an indispensable marker. This border town, not far away geographically, especially when the Readmore...
Quan Ba Ha Giang
Quan Ba Valley, located at 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Ha Biang, at 7,945.8 metres (26,069 ft) elevation, is called the “Heaven’s Gate” and has a TV Transmitter on a summit. Uniformly shaped hills of the valley are viewed from this summit. Quan Ba Pass provides alluring views of the Readmore...
H’mong King Palace Ha Giang
During his reign, the charismatic king attracted a lot of attention when he and other Meo residents joined forces with Ho Chi Minh to gain national freedom. The palace is in Sa Phin valley in Lung Phin Commune, Dong Van District at the base of a mountain, backed by cliffs and topped by a mass Readmore...
Mansion of Vuong Family Ha Giang
The mansion of Vuong family Ha Giang ( Vuong Chinh Duc ) located in Xa Phin districts, Dong Van, Ha Giang. It is far about 24 kilometers from Dong Van. This is a beautiful and unique architecture of upland. The structure has been classified as a relic from 1993. The road leads to the mansion Readmore...
Thon Tha Village
Thon Tha Village is perhaps one of your best manifestations of a provincial, traditional life. Set near a forest, the primary means of livelihood is farming and the people live a basically simple life. Thon Tha Village is situated in Phuong Do Commune, less than 10 kilometers from the Readmore...
Ma Pi Leng Pass Ha Giang
Ma Pi Leng Pass Ha Giang. The national road No.4C, Ha Giang – Dong Van – Meo Vac, is very sinuos. Ma Pi Leng – Meo Vac mount with the length of 7 km, lies between Dong Van and Meo Vac districts where a lot of workers recruited from such provinces as Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang Readmore...
Nho Que River Ha Giang
Nho Que River Ha Giang courses through the 1,500m high Mount Nghiem Son. The river is approximately 46km long, 5km of which is at the border of two countries, China and Vietnam. The rest of the river courses through Cao Bang and Ha Giang. The steep slope from the upper area f the river Readmore...
Lung Cu Flag pole Dong Van
Lung Cu Flagpole Dong Van Ha Giang, about 24km from the centre of Dong Van district, is a tourist destination that is meaningful for domestic visitors. Lung Cu mount is liken as “a high forehead of the motherland” where marks the extreme North of our country. From its top, visitors can see the Readmore...