Preserving UNESCO-recognised Then singing in Vietnam
Preserving UNESCO-recognised Then singing in Vietnam

VOV.VN - People living in the northern mountainous localities are preserving and promoting Then singing, an important aspect of the Tay, Nung, and Thai culture, which has been recognized by UNESCO as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Preserving UNESCO-recognised Then singing in Vietnam
Hanoi artisan preserves the art of making toy figurines
Hanoi artisan preserves the art of making toy figurines

VOV.VN - For more than 20 years artisan Dang Van Hau of Phu Xuyen district in Hanoi has been researching ways to improve the traditional craft of making To he, toy figurines made from rice dough.

Hanoi artisan preserves the art of making toy figurines
Dancing ceremony of the Red Dao
Dancing ceremony of the Red Dao

VOV.VN - The Dao ethnic minority people observe many ceremonies and festivals each year. Like other Dao branches living in Vietnam’s northern mountain provinces, the Dance Festival of the Dao Tien in Son La province is the biggest community event.

Dancing ceremony of the Red Dao
Thai culture preserved in Muong Tac
Thai culture preserved in Muong Tac

VOV.VN - Muong Tac and Phu Hoa are two names for the central valley in Phu Yen district, Son La province.

Thai culture preserved in Muong Tac
Co Tu ethnic people celebrate new rice festival
Co Tu ethnic people celebrate new rice festival

VOV.VN - The new rice festival of the Co Tu ethnic people in Nam Dong district of central Thua Thien-Hue province plays a very important role in local people's daily life as it shows their respect and gratitude to the genies believed to protect locals and bring a bumper harvest.

Co Tu ethnic people celebrate new rice festival
The nomadic life of the Chut in Vietnam
The nomadic life of the Chut in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Chut ethnic group have a very small population, who live mainly in Bo Trach and Quang Trach districts in Quang Binh province, with some clans living there for more than 500 years.

The nomadic life of the Chut in Vietnam
Unique clothes of the Pa Di
Unique clothes of the Pa Di

VOV.VN - Clothes worn by Pa Di women are different from other ethnic groups with their colorful patterns that are closely associated with their habitat of forests and mountains.

Unique clothes of the Pa Di
Traditional house of the Nung in Lao Cai
Traditional house of the Nung in Lao Cai

VOV.VN - The Nung, the second biggest ethnic minority group in Si Ma Cai district of Lao Cai province, live in earthen houses, which are not only a shelter but also a place that maintain many traditions and customs.

Traditional house of the Nung in Lao Cai
Giay cake – a unique wedding offering of the Tay
Giay cake – a unique wedding offering of the Tay

VOV.VN - For the Tay ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, Banh Giay – round, sticky rice cakes, are indispensable along with areca nut, betel leaves, tea, wine, steamed sticky rice, and chicken.

Giay cake – a unique wedding offering of the Tay
Bowl folk dance of Tay ethnic minority people
Bowl folk dance of Tay ethnic minority people

VOV.VN - Tay ethnic people in Bac Kan province have upheld their traditional cultural values, including poems, folk songs, and festivals, for generations, with bowl folk dance closely attached to their daily life and agricultural production.

Bowl folk dance of Tay ethnic minority people