(Baonghean.vn)- Ka Gioi village is located halfway up Pu Lon mountain, Na Ngoi commune, Ky Son district. All households in the village are Mong ethnic people.
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| Ka Gioi Village is located halfway up Pu Lon Mountain, facing Phu Xai Lai Leng Peak in Na Ngoi Commune, Ky Son District. |
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| To get to Ka Gioi, there are two ways, either from Luu Kien, Tuong Duong district or from Muong Tip, Muong Ai of Ky Son district. It is the rainy season, both ways are muddy and full of deep potholes. |
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| Ka Gioi has more than 50 households, all of whom are Mong people. Although located in the Vietnam - Laos border area, in recent years, Ka Gioi has not had any people freely migrate across the border. |
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| All the houses of the Mong people in Ka Gioi are thatched and covered with cypress wood. There are moss patches on the roofs. These roofs were made decades ago when cypress wood was still abundant. This house architecture keeps warm in winter and cool in summer. |
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| Many girls in Ka Gioi are young but already carry children in their arms. In the photo, Ms. Gia Y Dua, 17 years old, already has two children. |
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| Living halfway up Pu Lon Mountain in the Phu Xai Lai Leng range, the land is fertile all year round, the climate is cool, the life of the Mong people in Ka Gioi is quite favorable. Families all build houses to store food right next to their houses. In the photo, the Mong people preserve the corn seeds by hanging it on the eaves of the food storage house. |
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| In Ka Gioi village, there is the headquarters of Production Team No. 1, Economic - Defense Group 4. The soldiers here, in addition to production tasks for the unit, also carry out civil service tasks, instructing people in production and animal husbandry using economic models. |
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| In recent years, the people of Ka Gioi have added the job of raising cows in captivity. Many households invest in raising fighting cows to sell at very high prices to serve bull fighting ceremonies held in the Mong ethnic community. |
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| Located in a cool, temperate climate zone, the Mong people here have a tradition of burning fire all year round. In the photo, officers of the Economic - Defense Group 4 disseminate the law to the people of Ka Gioi village. |
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| Village elder Xong Giong Xenh, 82 years old, former cadre of Na Ngoi commune, is considered one of the leaders of the people in this border area. In recent years, old man Xenh, together with cadres and soldiers of Group 4, has mobilized people not to migrate illegally, not to replant opium poppies, and together build Ka Gioi into a cultural village in the border area. |
Nguyen Khoa
