Unique peaceful mural village located near the Chinese border

At the Vietnam - China border (Mong Cai City, Quang Ninh) there is a beautiful and peaceful mural village. Tourists often come here to explore the unique features of the people in the border area.

Dang family hamlet (Po Hen village, Hai Son commune, Mong Cai city) has been known for many years as a unique mural village. This residential area is only a few hundred meters from China.

Coming here, visitors cannot help but be surprised that in the middle of the border mountains and forests there is a peaceful, poetic residential area where every house has colorful murals.

For many years, Dang family village has been known as a peaceful mural village.

These murals depict simple beauty, depicting the daily life of the people such as highland landscapes with hills, streams, grass, flowers, and images of beloved ethnic people...

According to the People's Committee of Mong Cai City, Dang family hamlet was previously just a remote residential area, mainly inhabited by the Thanh Y Dao people. Since 1979, 15 Dao households (now 20 households) with the surname Tang came here to establish a new hamlet in Po Hen village. Because the surname Tang is pronounced similar to the word Dang, the people's government called it Dang family hamlet.

Since 2017, the Mong Cai City government has been planning to develop this area into a tourist destination. After having convenient transportation, local authorities and local people have planned to organize tourism activities to experience the border area; in which, organizations have been assigned to coordinate with local people to organize mural painting.

The paintings depict the simple life of local people.

Initially, only about 10 households did it, but now every house in the Dang family neighborhood has been given a "new coat" with unique paintings.

In particular, coming to the Dang family mural village in May, visitors can also immerse themselves in the vibrant and colorful sim flower festival such as the "Po Hen market" introducing local products, specialties, and cuisine; sports exchanges, folk games such as women's soccer exchange at Po Hen; tug of war, stick pushing, crossbow shooting, top spinning, throwing balls, monkey bridge, blindfolded duck catching; cake wrapping competition...

Recently, at the end of August, after 4 days of renovation, the youth union members of Mong Cai City completed the repair and repainting of more than 20 murals with fresher paintings to welcome visitors.

On September 1, Quang Ninh province inaugurated the project to renovate and upgrade provincial road 341, making it much more convenient for people and tourists to reach the Hai Son border area (Mong Cai city).

Dang family hamlet (Hai Son commune, Mong Cai city) with more than 20 households, mainly Dao Thanh Y people

The houses here are painted with murals.

One of the mural houses of Dang family's neighborhood, depicting the life of people in the borderland.

Mural with cute green frog, child takes photo to check-in

Houses are more beautiful, fresh, and colorful thanks to interesting murals.

At the end of August, the youth union members of Mong Cai City organized to renovate and repaint the paintings.

Paintings expressing love for the homeland and national sovereignty in border areas

The house with a mountain and forest view of the border area.

Border colors are depicted through murals in Dang family hamlet

In May, coming to the Sim Flower Festival, visitors can also experience many exciting activities, especially watching exciting women's soccer matches of Dao Thanh Y girls.

(According to Thanh Nien, September 10, 2023)

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