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08/10/2021

Wedding rituals of the Cao Lan in Quang Ninh

(VOVWORLD) - A wedding is an important turning point in a person's life. For Cao Lan ethnic minority people in Ba Che district, Quang Ninh province, a wedding is the result of a boy and a girl falling in love with each other while singing an alternating love chant called Sinh Ca.

Wedding rituals of the Cao Lan in Quang Ninh

Wedding rituals of the Cao Lan in Quang Ninh

(VOVWORLD) - A wedding is an important turning point in a person's life. For Cao Lan ethnic minority people in Ba Che district, Quang Ninh province, a wedding is the result of a boy and a girl falling in love with each other while singing an alternating love chant called Sinh Ca.

28/09/2021

​Ha Giang promotes ethnic traditional culture

(VOVWORLD) - The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is home to 19 ethnic groups, including the Mong, Tay, and Dao. Each group has their owntraditions and customs, which adds to the cultural diversity of the province. Ha Giang authorities are working diligently to preserve local heritages.

​Ha Giang promotes ethnic traditional culture

​Ha Giang promotes ethnic traditional culture

(VOVWORLD) - The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is home to 19 ethnic groups, including the Mong, Tay, and Dao. Each group has their owntraditions and customs, which adds to the cultural diversity of the province. Ha Giang authorities are working diligently to preserve local heritages.

21/09/2021

​Community-based tourism pulls Co Tu ethic minorities out of poverty

(VOVWORLD) - Over the last 2 years, the community-based tourism homestay of Dinh Van Nhu, a Co Tu man, has generated jobs for many people in Hoa Bac commune, Da Nang city, while promoting local culture.

​Community-based tourism pulls Co Tu ethic minorities out of poverty

​Community-based tourism pulls Co Tu ethic minorities out of poverty

(VOVWORLD) - Over the last 2 years, the community-based tourism homestay of Dinh Van Nhu, a Co Tu man, has generated jobs for many people in Hoa Bac commune, Da Nang city, while promoting local culture.

17/09/2021

Bamboo papoose, an indispensable item of the Mong ​

(VOVWORLD) - The Mong ethnic minority people live mainly in the high mountains of Vietnam. They use materials available in nature to make households utensils, such as bamboo and rattan containers. Bamboo papooses are indispensable items in their daily life.

Bamboo papoose, an indispensable item of the Mong ​

Bamboo papoose, an indispensable item of the Mong ​

(VOVWORLD) - The Mong ethnic minority people live mainly in the high mountains of Vietnam. They use materials available in nature to make households utensils, such as bamboo and rattan containers. Bamboo papooses are indispensable items in their daily life.

06/09/2021

Nuc nac fruit offers a specialty of Vietnam’s northwestern region

(VOVWORLD) - Nuc nac, whose scientific name is Oroxylum indicum, is a common medicinal plant which grows mainly in Vietnam’s northwestern mountains. Local people use Nuc nac fruit for cooking and making herbal medicine.

Nuc nac fruit offers a specialty of Vietnam’s northwestern region

Nuc nac fruit offers a specialty of Vietnam’s northwestern region

(VOVWORLD) - Nuc nac, whose scientific name is Oroxylum indicum, is a common medicinal plant which grows mainly in Vietnam’s northwestern mountains. Local people use Nuc nac fruit for cooking and making herbal medicine.

30/08/2021

Emeritus artisan devotes to Dao traditional culture

(VOVWORLD) - Ban Van Duc, a Dao ethnic minority man, has profound knowledge of Dao culture and its ancient language. He has spent a lot of time collecting old books, studying, and teaching Dao written language to preserve it.

Emeritus artisan devotes to Dao traditional culture

Emeritus artisan devotes to Dao traditional culture

(VOVWORLD) - Ban Van Duc, a Dao ethnic minority man, has profound knowledge of Dao culture and its ancient language. He has spent a lot of time collecting old books, studying, and teaching Dao written language to preserve it.

28/08/2021

Hre people raise buffalos to escape poverty

(VOVWORLD) - The Hre have been living for generations in the Truong Son range, in western Quang Ngai province. The buffalo is a sacred animal in their religion and a precious asset because it provides them emotional comfort and contributes to their economic well-being.

Hre people raise buffalos to escape poverty

Hre people raise buffalos to escape poverty

(VOVWORLD) - The Hre have been living for generations in the Truong Son range, in western Quang Ngai province. The buffalo is a sacred animal in their religion and a precious asset because it provides them emotional comfort and contributes to their economic well-being.

16/08/2021

Preservation of the Mong’s rattan weaving craft

(VOVWORLD) - Mong people make up 90% of the inhabitants in Lao Chải commune of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai. Their lives depend largely on agriculture and forestry. The Mong in Lao Chai make many handicrafts to assist their daily lives. Bamboo and rattan weaving is one of their oldest crafts which they use abundantly around their villages.

Preservation of the Mong’s rattan weaving craft

Preservation of the Mong’s rattan weaving craft

(VOVWORLD) - Mong people make up 90% of the inhabitants in Lao Chải commune of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai. Their lives depend largely on agriculture and forestry. The Mong in Lao Chai make many handicrafts to assist their daily lives. Bamboo and rattan weaving is one of their oldest crafts which they use abundantly around their villages.

09/08/2021

Pickled cassava leaves, a specialty of the Red Dao

(VOVWORLD) - The Red Dao in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai often pick young leaves and sprouts of cassava to cook many dishes. Among them, pickled young cassava leaves are a favourite.

Pickled cassava leaves, a specialty of the Red Dao

Pickled cassava leaves, a specialty of the Red Dao

(VOVWORLD) - The Red Dao in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai often pick young leaves and sprouts of cassava to cook many dishes. Among them, pickled young cassava leaves are a favourite.

05/08/2021

“Hưn mạy”- traditional musical instrument of the Khang ethnic group

(VOVWORLD) - The Khang ethnic minority in Quynh Nhai district, Son La province, number more than 4,000 people. They have preserved their traditional festivals and many of their folksongs, folkdances, and musical instruments. VOV introduces the Hưn mạy, a musical instrument that is indispensable at Quynh Nhai’s Khang community events.

“Hưn mạy”- traditional musical instrument of the Khang ethnic group

“Hưn mạy”- traditional musical instrument of the Khang ethnic group

(VOVWORLD) - The Khang ethnic minority in Quynh Nhai district, Son La province, number more than 4,000 people. They have preserved their traditional festivals and many of their folksongs, folkdances, and musical instruments. VOV introduces the Hưn mạy, a musical instrument that is indispensable at Quynh Nhai’s Khang community events.