In Dien Bien today, H’mong ethnic blacksmiths craft knives using a simple setup: a furnace made of a few bricks, a fan to stoke the fire, and a grinder to streamline the shaping process.

Creating patterns with beeswax on fabric is a popular and unique technique of the H’Mong ethnic minority group in Che Cu Nha commune, Mu Cang Chai district, in the northwestern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

Festivals featuring peach flowers and the culture of the H’mong ethnic group will be held in Meo Vac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang from February 21 – 22.