(Baonghean.vn) - The kitchen is one of the unique characteristics of the Hmong people. The kitchen is not only used for cooking but also for storing many kinds of food and seeds after each harvest season.
This space also serves as a reunion spot for families after a day working in the fields. What's special is that the Hmong people's kitchens are always burning with fire year-round, and in winter, it adds warmth to life in this highland region.
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| The hearths of the Hmong people are always burning year-round. Many family activities and exchanges of information often take place around the hearth. In the photo, officers from the 4th Economic-Defense Brigade are chatting with the local people. |
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| In the attic, various kinds of meat are dried over the stove to be used gradually during the winter, a practice called "giàng". |
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| The kitchen also serves as a storage place for herbs and medicinal roots. |
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| The kitchens of the Hmong people are made of various types of forest vines, making them very sturdy. In the photo: the kitchen of Mr. Lau Ba Cho's family in Ca Tren village, Na Ngoi commune (Ky Son district). |
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| Chili peppers and pumpkin seeds are dried in the attic above the kitchen. |
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| The seed corn cobs are preserved and stored in the attic above the kitchen. |
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| The kitchen is also a place to dry clothes. |
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| Apart from working in the fields, the lives of Hmong women are closely tied to the kitchen. |
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| Wild apples in the attic. |
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| Dinner in the kitchen of Mr. Va Lia Nenh's family (Nam Can - Ky Son) |
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