Mong people on Pha Ka Tun mountain
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(Baonghean.vn) – Located on the Pha Ka Tun mountain range, 276 Mong people in Nam Tot village, Tri Le commune (Que Phong) are still preserving the traditional cultural features of their ethnic group. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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From the center of Tri Le commune, it takes more than 4 hours of difficult climbing and wading through streams to reach Nam Tot village. This is one of the least visited villages in the mountainous district of Que Phong. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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In addition to slash-and-burn farming, the Mong people in Nam Tot raise livestock such as pigs, goats, buffaloes, cows, etc. to serve their daily lives. Due to difficult roads, the goods produced in Nam Tot mainly serve the people in the village. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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Also because of the steep and rugged terrain, a few households in Nam Tot have to use horses to carry goods from the fields back home. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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The hobby of the men in the village is raising wild chickens and organizing cockfights on holidays and Tet. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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Many elderly people in Nam Tot village have never left the village to go to town or the commune center. Most of them are unfamiliar with the common language. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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In Nam Tot, most houses are made of wood, including fences, barns, livestock and poultry pens, etc. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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A man collects a fishing net under the familiar sa mu roof. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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Due to terrain conditions, 40 Mong households in Nam Tot do not have brick yards to dry agricultural products, they can only dry rice on trays or canvas. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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A Nam Tot girl embroiders her own belt. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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At an altitude of more than 1,000m above sea level, Nam Tot has a different climate compared to many villages in Western Nghe An. Nam Tot has very cold winters and quite cool summers. This characteristic makes the children in this high village very white and pretty. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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