(Baonghean.vn) - Ban Lau, Thach Giam commune, Tuong Duong district is becoming an attractive destination for community-based tourism; locals are enthusiastically developing homestay tourism...
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As part of the key project in the action program to implement the Resolution of the 26th Congress of the Tuong Duong District Party Committee, Lau village in Thach Giam commune has been developed into an ethnic cultural village serving tourism.The road to Lau village crosses a small bridge over the river. The peaceful and picturesque scenery always impresses anyone who sets foot here for the first time. |
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| Located just about 2 km from the center of Hoa Binh town, visitors can easily reach this place to experience the cultural space rich in the identity of the Thai ethnic group. Lau village has 87 households with 357 inhabitants and is home to only one ethnic group: the Thai people, belonging to the Thai-Muong subgroup. |
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| The Thai people in Lau village still preserve many long-standing customs and traditions such as the worship of the earth god, the village deity, and ancestors; seasonal festivals like xen ban, xen muong, xen huon; the celebration of the new rice harvest; and the worship of river and mountain gods. In the photo: The "spirit-making" ritual in a Thai wedding. |
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| Silver rings and cash are indispensable items in the "spirit-making" ceremony. |
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| Wedding gifts in the Lau village of the Thai people. |
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| Like the Thai people in other places, the Thai people of Lau village have traditional crafts such as weaving, basketry, mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing, and fabric weaving. |
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| The products made also reflect the customs and lifestyle of the Thai people. |
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| The layout and arrangement of items in the stilt houses of the Thai people have a unique character. In the photo: The place where food and items needing drying are kept in the kitchen loft. |
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| Visitors to this area can experience community-based tourism in the form of "homestays". |
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| Spending time and eating with the host family helps you understand more about Thai culture. In Lau village, people still maintain the tradition of growing sticky rice, eating sticky rice, and smoked meat. |
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| Ban Lau is one of the shining examples of the new rural development movement in Thach Giam commune. Visitors will be amazed by the sight of stilt houses nestled together along a clean concrete road. |
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| The people of Lau village are simple, sincere, friendly, and always conscious of preserving their ethnic cultural identity. |
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| With these potentials, Tuong Duong district is developing a roadmap to implement the Lau village cultural project, which includes renovating and upgrading the village's stilt house to serve as a traditional house, recreating the lifestyle and customs of the Thai ethnic people. |
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| In implementing the Resolution of the 26th District Party Congress and the project for the cultural village of Lau, the Party Committee and government of Thach Giam commune are actively encouraging the villagers to continue preserving the traditional culture of their ethnic group, and encouraging families to register to provide community tourism services. |
Phuong Thao
