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Rhythm of life in Phia Oi

Tuyen Dinh - Huu Vi• November 2, 2023 10:12

(Baonghean.vn) - Nestled on the edge of Ban Ve hydroelectric lake, Phia Oi is the most economically disadvantaged village in Nhon Mai commune, Tuong Duong district. At the end of October 2023, the village will be able to use the national grid.

bna_phia oi.jpg — Phia Oi village is about 8km from Nhon Mai commune center. The road to this Khmu village has to cross a river about 200m wide. Local people here put wooden rafts next to motorboats to transport people and vehicles across the river. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_phia oi 1.jpg — Phia Oi used to border Muong Long commune, Ky Son district, over 20km away from the current location. Since 2010, people started moving to this location. In 2014, the village was established. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_phia oi 2.jpg — According to Mr. Xeo Van Dinh, 33 years old (a police officer of Phia Oi village since 2014): Currently, the village has 41 households and 185 people. The whole village has 1 Thai household, the rest are Khmu. Photo: Huu Vi

bna_phia oi 3.jpg — Phia Oi village has clans such as Xeo, Moong, Cut, Hap, Luong... According to Mr. Xeo Van Que, a prestigious village elder of Phia Oi village, people still maintain basic customs. People mainly live in stilt houses. In the house there are 2 kitchens, 1 kitchen is used for daily cooking, the other is used as a place of worship on holidays and New Year. The Khmu people in Phia Oi still maintain the traditional New Year called "grơ". Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_phia oi 4.jpg — According to Mr. Xeo Van Dinh, no household in the village has escaped poverty. The majority of people here mainly live by farming and raising livestock and poultry. Because the terrain is only mountainous, it is impossible to grow rice. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_phia oi 6.jpg — Meanwhile, some households stay at the river wharf, both ferrying passengers and fishing to earn extra income. Photo: Huu Vi

bna_phia oi 7.jpg — Being used to farming and gathering naturally in the mountains and forests, the Khmu people in Phia Oi developing their economy thanks to the river can be considered a new feature for this community. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_phia oi8.jpg — Just like when coming to many other Khmu villages, when visiting Phia Oi, people still have the feeling that life is quite slow with the image of old men and women leisurely sitting in front of their porches and by the windows. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_phia oi 9.jpg — At over 90 years old, Mr. Xeo Van May is currently the oldest living person in Phia Oi. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_phia oi 10.jpg — Phia Oi is the last village in Nhon Mai commune to have national grid electricity at the end of October 2023. According to Mr. Xeo Van Dinh, in the past, people mainly used self-generated electricity from small turbines on the stream, so the power source was unstable. National grid electricity will help people have more opportunities to develop the economy. Currently, most of the people in the village have connected to the grid, only a few households have not used electricity because they are working far away or have some problems with paperwork, so they have not signed a contract with the electricity industry. Photo: Huu Vi

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