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Discover Lu ethnic culture features
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(TITC) - With the advantage of locating on “Northwest Arc” tourist route and existing unique culture identity of Lu ethnic group, Ban Hon Commune (Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province) has become a community-based tourism destination attracting a large number of international and domestic tourists.
From Lai Chau Town, along to National Highway No.4D about 20km to the southeast, tourists will arrive to Ban Hon. Spreading over the area of 53.99 km², Ban Hon Commune is home to Mong and Lu ethnic groups, of which 90% are Lu ethnic people (or Lao, Nhuon, Duon).
Lu people settle near rivers, streams and live by planting wet rice, growing livestock, knitting textile, embroidery fabric... Life of Lu people is simple but exquisite expressed evidently through architecture of stilts houses, handicrafts, traditional costumes and custom of dyeing black teeth...
Lu's stilt houses always face the north and made of wood, houses’ roofs are covered by grasses. Especially, there are two fire cookers in Lu’s houses, one is used to cook for their family and other is used to heat water for guest.
Planting mulberry, raising silkworm, weaving fabric and knitting are developing crafts in Ban Hon. Each Lu family has several looms. Lu women are very proficient in making exquisite handicraft products as dresses, handkerchief with patterns by brocade yarns, kinds of baskets...
Lu people’s costumes are very unique with vivid patterns. Women often dress black indigo skirts with many layers. To be more beautiful, Lu women also wear silver necklace, put leaves and flowers in their hair, dye black teeth. Unlike women, Lu men often wear black indigo shirts and trousers having many pockets.
Along with above specific culture characteristics, cuisine culture, traditional festivals, folk songs, musical instruments, folk games have created a unique culture treasure of Lu people.
In the recent years, Lai Chau Province in combination with local people have planned to develop community-based tourism program in Ban Hon; cooperated with many localities, travel agencies nationwide and the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) to publish tourism publications, websites to attract tourists to Ban Hon. So far, villagers mastered in welcoming, processing food, performing folk arts as hat khap (khap singing), thoi sao (playing flute), thoi khen (playing khen), choi dan nhi (playing two-stringed lute), choi trong (playing drums), keo co (tug-of-war)… to serve tourists.
With the policy of developing community-based tourism but not losing the beauty of traditional village culture, Ban Hon has become one of ideal destinations for tourists on the journey to discovery “Northwest Arc” of Viet Nam
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Oct
13
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Tourism promotion in Asia is concentrated
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The 11th annual meeting of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA) opened in Hanoi on October 10.
It brought together all CPTA member cities, namely Hanoi (Vietnam), Tokyo (Japan), New Delhi (India), Seoul (the Republic of Korea), Taipei (Taiwan, China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), and Bangkok (Thailand). The two observer cities Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) and Tomsk (Russia) also attended.
During the three-day meeting, delegates will evaluate the initiatives implemented over the past year and devise plans for new projects.
They will outline the responsibilities of state tourism management agencies and municipal governments, as well as tourism agencies and businesses, toward developing the tourism sector in CPTA member cities.
The event is expected to offer opportunities for strengthening cooperation and mutual understandings about tourism between Hanoi and other members of the CPTA.
At the opening ceremony, Acting Chairman of the CPTA Masahiko Hosaka confirmed that the global tourism market is facing many difficulties as a consequence of the current economic downturn.
He noted Asia’s tourism potential remains great and the number of visitors to the region is increasing. Hosaka stressed the importance of inter-city cooperation for the promotion of tourism development.
An area including 40 stalls exhibiting positive images of each CPTA member city is also organised within the framework of the meeting.
As the host, Hanoi will run surveys on October 12 to demonstrate and inform the CPTA delegations about its own unique cultural heritage and tourism products.
This is the third time Hanoi has hosted the regional meeting.
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Oct
13
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New shows for tourists are opened in HCM city
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Tourists to HCMC now have more choices of entertainment thanks to a new art program named Ngoc Viet or Vietnam’s pearl jointly held by HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Youth Theater One Member Company.
The program will debut tomorrow at Non La Theater located inside the HCMC Labor Cultural Palace in District 1. The program features some intangible cultural heritages acknowledged by UNESCO and Vietnam’s folk arts including hat boi (Vietnamese opera), drum performance, dan da (stone musical instruments), nha nhac (Hue royal music), lion dance gongs and Central Highland percussion performances.
The program will be held on Thursdays and Sundays, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
HCMC now has three art programs for tourists including traditional water puppetry (six times per day) at Vietnam’s History Museum in District 1, Hon Viet (Vietnam’s soul) program held monthly on the 15th and 23rd days at City Opera House and Rong vang (golden dragon) water puppetry twice a day at the HCMC Labor Cultural Palace.
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Special beauty of Ang Village in Northwerstern mountains
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13/10/2012 08:40:55
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Chi Hamlet in Ha Giang province
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13/10/2012 08:36:52
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Hanoi autumn in the eyes of Mrs. World 2012
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13/10/2012 08:35:21
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Finding the reason why the 2012 Palme d'Or award winner cannot go to Vietnam?
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13/10/2012 08:33:26
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Antique fair in Hanoi
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13/10/2012 08:31:35
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The view of travel firms traditional festivals
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13/10/2012 08:29:29
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Tuberculosis poster contest is launched
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13/10/2012 08:22:41
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Japan style comedy show in Vietnam
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13/10/2012 08:14:50
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The active operation of Youth Flea Market
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12/10/2012 09:01:07
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