Discover the Mong village on the top of Huoi Co
(Baonghean.vn) - Located on the top of Huoi Co mountain, 46 households and more than 300 Mong people of Huoi Co village, Nhon Mai border commune, Tuong Duong district (Nghe An) still preserve almost intact the unique identity of their ethnic group.
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| Located on the top of Huoi Co Mountain, this 100% Mong village has 46 households and over 300 people. There is no electricity, no concrete roads, unstable phone signal and the school is still a temporary one. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| From National Highway 16 to Huoi Co village is only about 3 km, however, on this route we will have to cross many ditches created by the people with the purpose of preventing buffaloes and cows from entering the production area. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The dark brown roofs of the houses appear and disappear among the green mountains. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The roads in the village are made from mountain stones that were painstakingly brought back and arranged by the locals. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The locals still maintain many ancient customs of the Mong people such as: the custom of warding off bad luck, the custom of celebrating longevity... The simple "sacred objects" of these customs are often attached to the walls of the house. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The panpipe is still closely associated with the Mong people of Huoi Co village. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The shelves used to produce Mong traditional paper are carefully stored until the next harvest season. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The traditional kitchen of the Mong people in Huoi Co. In winter, family members will gather inside the kitchen to warm up and chat. What is special is that this is one of the few Mong villages that have the habit of making rattan chairs to sit on. Photo by Dao Tho |
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| The items that were attached to the horses’ backs to carry goods are now kept as souvenirs. In recent years, the people of Huoi Co village no longer raise horses. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Ripe peaches are a specialty of the Huoi Co people to serve guests these days. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Residents of Huoi Co village live at an altitude of 1,200 to nearly 1,500 m, making it one of the highest residential areas in Indochina today. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Two men in the village are planing wood to make planks for their family's house. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Passion fruit has been associated with the people of Huoi Co village since 2016. Currently, this is the main crop of the people on this high mountain top. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| A child helps his parents harvest passion fruit. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| A child is carried by his mother to the fields. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| A family's livestock complex in Huoi Co village. In addition to the houses, other structures are also mainly made of wood. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| When spring comes or during village festivals, men and women in the village often throw pao and play the flute for each other. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Looking down from the top of the mountain, you can clearly see the terraced fields, and Highway 16 like a thread crossing each steep mountain. Photo: Ho Phuong |
