With their exceptional embroidery skills, Ha Nhi ethnic women in Dien Bien province create distinctive costumes featuring vibrant colours on a black indigo background adorned with intricate decorations. Their craftsmanship enriches the cultural diversity of ethnic groups in the northwestern region.
For generations, the Red Cờ Lao, one of Vietnam’s various ethnic minority groups, have lived in villages on the slopes of the Tay Con Linh mountain range in the northern province of Ha Giang. Their cultural values have changed over times, but some of them have been preserved to this day.
Travelling to the temple at the start of the year is an essential activity for the Vietnamese people that has become a cultural beauty to this day. This is the time when people from all over the country go to the sanctuaries to visit, sightsee, and pray for the best luck of the year.
Xoe Thai, the unique folk dance of Vietnam’s Thai ethnic minority group, represents the convergence of cultural beauty, therefore, promoting the art is the shared responsibility of all Vietnamese, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Like the “ao dai” (the traditional Vietnamese dress) and the “non la” (palm-leafed conical hat), “guoc moc” (wooden sandal) gave Vietnamese women a charming rustic beauty in the past. In the hope of preserving the traditional wooden sandals, a group of youngsters have worked to bring “guoc moc” closer to young people.
