About 120km from Cao Bang city and more than 10km from Bao Lac district center, Khuoi Khon village is about to enter the ripe rice season. Simple stilt houses interspersed with terraced fields gradually turning yellow and lush green corn fields, make Khuoi Khon village glow like a multi-colored painting.
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The rice harvest season is the time that attracts tourists to Khuoi Khon village. |
Passing the gate of Khuoi Khon Community Cultural Village on about 5km of narrow road, we arrived at Khuoi Khon village, where there are 101 households with 489 people, three ethnic groups Lo Lo, Tay and Nung living together.
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Entrance to Khuoi Khon village. |
Like many areas of Cao Bang province, traditional stilt houses with yin-yang tiled roofs create a unique feature for the land and are an attractive factor for tourists.
The Lo Lo people have a habit of living in high mountainous areas, so the village is surrounded by forests and mountains on all sides.
This place still preserves many beautiful traditional cultural identities of indigenous ethnic minorities.
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The yin-yang tiled roofs contribute to the beauty of Khuoi Khon hamlet. |
The traditional stilt house of the Lo Lo people, made mainly of wood, consists of 5 rooms, 4 roofs, the door is located in the middle of the 2nd floor, the stairs up and down the house have seven or nine steps, depending on the height of the house.
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Traditional house architecture of Lo Lo people |
The structure of a Lo Lo house has two floors. The first floor is where agricultural tools are stored and there is an additional fire to cook food for livestock.
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Secondary kitchen on the first floor. |
The second floor is the common living space of the whole family. The main space of the house is both the place for the ancestral altar and the space for receiving guests. The Lo Lo people highly value the fireplace, which creates a cozy atmosphere for the whole house. The fireplace is located right next to the entrance.
Ms. Chi Thi Mon, a villager, said that the Lo Lo people will not let the stove fire go out. The embers are always kept under a layer of ash to keep the stove warm.
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Chi Thi Mon's family receives guests next to the fireplace on the second floor. |
In recent years, with support from the Project “Preserving the traditional culture of the Lo Lo ethnic group in association with developing the community tourism site of Khuoi Khon hamlet, Kim Cuc commune, Bao Lac district, Cao Bang province”, Khuoi Khon village has five traditional houses that have been repaired, cleaned and new toilets built to serve tourists. When a group of tourists comes to visit, the households will take them on a tour of the village, cook for them…
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The stilt houses are renovated to welcome guests to stay. |
From the project, the community cultural house is a five-room wooden stilt house with an area of 120 square meters, which was also completed in March 2021. This cultural institution serves both the daily activities of the villagers and the place where the art troupe serves tourist groups.
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Khuoi Khon village community cultural house. |
Inside the cultural house are displayed two bronze drums, Lo Lo ethnic costumes, and pictures recording the people and lifestyle of the Lo Lo people.
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Display of traditional costumes inside the community cultural house. |
Life is still difficult, but relying on the beautiful natural scenery and indigenous cultural values that are still quite intact, the Lo Lo people are starting to learn about community tourism to improve their lives. Some households have participated in tourism training courses and visited to learn about the community tourism model.
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Public water tank in Khuoi Khon village. |
The roads in the village are gradually being concreted, and the traffic infrastructure in Khuoi Khon village and some supporting items are continuing to be invested in.
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Concrete roads in the village are under construction. |
Facilities such as parking lots are taking shape to serve tourist groups.
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Bulldozers are digging up dirt for construction. |
The potential is there, but to build Khuoi Khon into an attractive community tourism destination, it is necessary to invest financial and human resources. Currently, the income from community tourism of the people is not steady. People have not organized activities to welcome guests themselves, the source of guests depends on travel companies... Therefore, households have not boldly invested in developing community tourism.
In the coming time, Khuoi Khon needs to develop a variety of tourism products, build a specific tourism program map for visitors to experience; arrange services such as reception areas, souvenir stalls, local specialties, accommodation facilities, preserve landscapes and living environment... to meet the needs of domestic and foreign tourists.
Source: https://nhandan.vn/nguoi-lo-lo-cao-bang-hoc-cach-lam-du-lich-cong-dong-post826606.html
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