Most beautiful village in Dak Lak
(VOVWORLD) - Located in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak, Ako Dhong represents a timeless village with hidden beauty that is home to ethnic Ede ethnic people.
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| Considered the most beautiful village in Dak Lak, Ako Dhong features more than 100 households and around 3,000 people who make a living from brocade, ruou can (liquor drunk out of a jar through straws), and handicraft products. |
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| Villagers continue to preserve the Gong culture and traditional crafts such as brocade weaving and straw liquor distillation. |
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| As the village is both intriguing and largely untouched, it has been selected to become a community-based tourism spot in Dak Lak province. |
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| In the past, Ako Dhong was nothing but forests. Village patriarch Ama H’rin was the first person to reclaim the area and turn it into a new land for the Ede ethnic community in 1956. The interior in all houses includes wooden products. |
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| Carved statues which have ever been placed in the tomb have become exterior decorative items, drawing plenty of attention from tourists. |
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| Long houses are part of the architecture of the Ede people, illustrating the cultural and spiritual values of the Ede people. |
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| These houses on stilts built from wood and bamboo are long enough to house many people. Local residents here seldom build new houses to replace the old ones. |