Traditional costumes are sold at the market. Coming to the fair, people and visitors can immerse themselves in the color of brocade with gentle smiles, warm and friendly atmosphere like the highland people’s personality. People from ethnic minorities come to the market not only to bring goods to sell but also to bring their own beauty and unique characteristics. It is the shirt, the dress is delicately embroidered and the colorful threads are carefully selected. There are also local products that can only be found in the highlands, showing unique culinary culture… All kinds of “homegrown” goods are sold a lot. Doan street market dates from the French colonial period, is a place to trade goods and meet ethnic minorities from surrounding communes such as Lung Cao, Lung Niem, Co Lung, Thanh Son, Thanh Lam… and Tan Lac district, Lac Son district, Hoa Binh province. This unique market only meets every Thursday and Sunday morning. Goods brought to the market range from traditional to modern, in which “homegrown” goods such as brocade, can wine, wild vegetables, oranges or mice hunted from the forest… always interested by many people. Essential items are sold at the market. For the people here, to be present at the market, they often have to get up very early to prepare goods, because the market opens from dawn until noon. In order to bring goods to the market, many people have to travel dozens of kilometers carrying and carrying goods. Going to the market with people is not only a matter of trading goods, but also an opportunity for them to exchange cultures, meet and visit each other. In particular, the trade in the market does not necessarily use money, but can exchange goods of equal value just “like the belly”. Products from the mountains and forests are sold quite a lot. Gam Poc market meets 4 sessions a month. This is a fair located in the center of Yen Thang commune (Lang Chanh), so people in the commune and neighboring communes come here to buy, sell and exchange goods. The unique feature of the market is not only reflected in the participation of many ethnic groups, but also in the rich products that the people bring to the market to sell. They carry on their backs the specialties of the mountains and forests, the products of their people obtained by their hands, such as young green forest vegetables, forest bananas, whole floors of honey and other items. handmade by the skillful hands of Thai women. The products of the mountains are sold at the market In order to keep the traditional culture of the highland markets in the flow of modern life, it is an issue that needs the attention of all levels, sectors and localities participating in the restoration and conservation in a scientific way. meet the needs of life, but still retain the unique cultural values, forming effective tourism development models to attract tourists.

Hunting clouds in Hang Kia – Pa Co. (Photo: Cung Phuc) Hang Kia – Pa Co valley is as beautiful as a fairyland. Hang Kia – Pa Co is located in the middle of Xa Linh and Luong Xa mountain ranges, with an average altitude of 800-900m above sea level, a cool year-round climate and surrounded by primeval forests with invaluable vegetation. equally rich. Drug hotspot turns into a beautiful cloud hunting spot Hang Kia, in Thai is “Bat Cave”, and Pa Co means “Goat Forest”, the residence of the Mong people in these two communes, which were formerly the villages of the Thai people. However, because it is not suitable for farming and living practices, the Thai people here have moved elsewhere. About 30km from Mai Chau town, Hang Kia – Pa Co are the two most difficult communes of Mai Chau district, once the capital of opium and a hot spot for drugs and social evils of Hoa Binh province. The cause of this situation is that the Mong here have a close relationship with the Mong people in Van Ho district (Son La) and the Mong people in Laos. Taking advantage of this, some subjects have carried out acts of illegally trading and transporting drugs. Since then, criminal lines have been formed and this place has become a transit point for drugs from Laos to Vietnam. Currently, Hang Kia – Pa Co has returned to its peaceful rhythm of life. Some households have begun to develop homestay tourism, attracting a large number of domestic and international tourists. From 2010 up to now, the local tourism activities began to have strong development steps. Since 1986, Hang Kia – Pa Co was planned as a special-use forest and in 1997 was converted into a nature reserve. The residents here are up to 90% of the Mong ethnic group, which still retains many unique cultural features. Khen dance – one of the unique cultural features of the Mong people in general and the Mong people in Hang Kia – Pa Co in particular. On festivals, the Mong ethnic group in Hang Kia – Pa Co organizes pounding day cakes to treat friends, this is also one of the unique culinary features here. The group took a souvenir photo at Hang Kia gate. (Photo: Huy Khoi) The most characteristic feature of Hang Kia – Pa Co for tourists is to go to “heaven’s gate” to “hunt clouds”. From above, visitors can watch white clouds floating around the mountains. We went to Hang Kia on a last day of April. The period from October last year to April next year is the ideal time to hunt clouds because these days with high humidity and cold will easily have the opportunity to meet more cloudy. The night before, we sat outside to eat and drink, surrounded by clouds making us feel like we were sitting in a refrigerator, a natural refrigerator. If you don’t wear a hat, it will only take a moment for the clouds to soak your hair. The later it got late, the colder it got, a few rains came, making our group all secretly happy that tomorrow morning will hunt clouds successfully. We woke up at 5am so we could reach the sky gate at 5:30am to hunt clouds. On the way, the gravel roads are messy, foggy, going 1-2m apart but “faint human image”. The more we waited, the less we could see the clouds descending, twisting together densely and floating around the mountain peaks. So cloud hunting failed. Kha A Dinh, the owner of A Dinh homestay, told us that if it rains heavily the night before, and the next morning is sunny, the hunt for clouds will succeed. “This season is the best season to hunt clouds, hopefully, you guys are lucky next time,” A Dinh said. Hang Kia and Pa Co market If the rattan hunt fails, you can visit Hang Kia and shop at Pa Co fair. In fact, very few people are allowed to enter Hang Kia because this place is not a tourist attraction, but is under the management of the Ministry of Defense. Fortunately, we were loved by the local people and personally took us to Hang Kia to tell us the name was taken to give this place name. What you should pay special attention to when entering Hang Kia is to stay away from the Ki tree, a wild plant that grows along the entrance to the cave, has very sharp thorny leaves that sting like a needle. Locals said that sometimes when I don’t look at it, it also stabs itself. We had to actively use our shoes to crush the Ki tree so it wouldn’t hit us. Entering the cave, we caught a few bats flying out of nowhere, then flew away again. That’s the Bat Cave. The cave is small and deep. Sometimes we had to crouch to keep our heads off. In the cave there are many stalactites, traces left by thousands of years of water droplets flowing on the top. Pa Co market takes place on Sunday mornings with products of the indigenous Hmong people. Banned pork is sold at the market gate. The red pork pieces like beef, white fat and thick, the price is about the same as pork in the city, but definitely much better. Dresses and shirts sewn and embroidered by the people themselves are also on sale, priced at 1 million/piece. The price is expensive because this is completely handmade. To sew a brocade dress/shirt, it takes a month of hard work for the sisters/mothers. There are Hmong women about 70-80 years old who bring ginseng roots, precious plants only in this area, and lovely Mong dogs… for sale. People often buy and bargain less because people here are still too poor, buying to support them is the main thing. Group of tourists taking pictures with Mong children in Mongolian village, Hang Kia. (Photo: Huy Khoi) With a cool year-round climate, and located on a famous tourist route connecting Mai Chau and Moc Chau, going to Hang Kia is often combined with tourists to visit neighboring areas. For example, if in the calendar year, you can run to Moc Chau to see plum or peach blossoms, take advantage of visiting Hang Kia to play. There is also a plum garden here for you to see, if you like. Located between Tan Lac and Mai Chau on National Highway 6, you can go through Thung Khe Pass or Da Trang Pass, you can see the clear sky in the morning, the afternoon sun is hot, the sky is blue, the afternoon is gentle with sunlight. Afternoon sun and night fog spread all over the road. Going down Mai Chau 30km, visitors can visit Lac village, Mai Chau, a famous and poetic attraction among high mountains and green rice fields. Currently, Lac and Mai Chau villages have developed community tourism with electric cars that take tourists to visit 8 villages, there are double bicycles for renters to cycle through fragrant ripe rice fields.

Unlike many people in the fashion world, Thach Linh was originally a singer (mature vocalist from the vocal department of the Military Culture and Arts University, won the Second Sao Mai Hai Duong Prize in 2015) and she came to work as a singer The original design was to serve yourself. Therefore, she understands what elements each artist needs when standing on stage, thereby creating costumes that suit each artist’s personality as well as the works they show. Designing her own outfits and being praised and trusted by her colleagues and colleagues, Thach Linh has changed from a singer to a designer at any time. A series of music stars such as Tan Nhan, Sang Hoang My Lam, Luong Nguyet Anh, Dao To Loan or the beautiful Le Au Ngan Anh are extremely beautiful in the brocade design of designer Thach Linh. Thach Linh shared that she was impressed with brocade from a business trip in Sa Pa and aspires to be creative with this material. She combines ethnic minority brocade with modern printing technology to present very traditional yet innovative dresses and dresses. (Singer Tan Nhan in Thach Linh’s brocade outfit). Not only domestically, but Thach Linh’s ao dai, skirts… models are continuously exported to the US, Japan … (Photo: Singer Bich Hong – The 2011 Ba Sao Mai Folk Prize). “My dream is that Vietnamese brocade costumes will be promoted, spread, asserted my position more than the world and I am trying every day to fulfill that dream” , Said Thach Linh. (Singer – Miss Tuyet Nga Ao Dai radiant in the project “Stroke of Vietnam” by designer Thach Linh). First Prize Sao Mai 2013 folkline Huyen Trang. Singer Dao To Loan. Singer Do To Hoa. Singer Sang Hoang My Lam

Along with a series of promotions, the stimulus package also includes many attractive tourist activities such as: Show “Dance on the clouds”, Festival of flowers and brocade in Sa Pa, Festival of Culture and Tourism Sa Pa in Hanoi, Carnaval itinerary to connect Lao Cai tourism with Ninh Binh – Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An, experience sports tourism in Bac Ha, experience culture and cuisine of Ha Nhi people (Bat Xat), Spiritual tour of Thuong Temple – Bao Ha Temple – Fansipan … Show “Dance in the clouds”. According to Mr. Ha Van Thang, Director of the Department of Culture – Sports and Tourism of Lao Cai province, the goal of stimulating demand is to restore the key economic sector of the locality to the influence of the Covid-19 epidemic, but the final destination is The same is a safe, friendly Lao Cai with quality services, not just the number of customers. “Lao Cai province does not expect to reach 5 million or more than 5 million visitors. We set a goal in this complicated Covid-19 situation, how to ensure the safety of visitors, to bring to the best products and maintain the tourism products of Lao Cai. Glad that Lao Cai is currently ranked 4th in the 15 most attractive destinations of Vietnam as recently announced by the Tourism Council “- Mr. Ha Van Thang said. Previously, in 2020, Lao Cai also held two major tourism stimulus campaigns in May and October, contributing to an increase of 150% in the number of tourists coming to the locality, helping many businesses and businesses to have was able to recover from the heavy losses caused by the Covid-19 epidemic. On this occasion, as soon as the stimulus package was released, many positive signals were received. Particularly, the rate of booking for the next 30/4 – 1/5 holidays has reached 100 %./.

1. Which province has the longest brocade road in Vietnam? An Giang
Ha Giang
Kien Giang Yen Dinh commune, Bac Me district (Ha Giang) is home to a record-long brocade road in Vietnam. The road belongs to a resort, stretching 1,700 m on the hillside, decorated with colorful brocade motifs and typical images of upland culture by local people. Image: P’apiu . 2. What famous road does Ha Giang have? Hai Van Road
Bau Trang Street
Happy Street Hanh Phuc Street connects Gac Di bridge to Dong Van rock plateau. This whole Ha Giang – Dong Van – Meo Vac route stretches 185 km. Crossing Happiness Street, you will admire the scenery of rolling hills, green Cinnamon grapes in the valley. Ma Pi Leng Pass attracts travelers also on this road. Image: Le Vinh De. 3. Where is the steep road in the picture? Gia Lai
Lam Dong
As tall as The route to bypass the city of Pleiku (Gia Lai) has a steep slope surrounded by a green landscape of mountains and forests. At first glance, the slope of the road is almost 90 degrees, and those who have passed by said that the movement is not too difficult. However, you need to pay attention to the speed when passing through. Along the two sides of the road, visitors can admire the coffee garden, avocado garden, rubber garden … In addition, you also have the opportunity to visit Bau Can tea farm in Chu Prong district. Image: Chu The Dung. 4. Which fishing village has a basket boat path? Tam Thanh fishing village
Rach Vem fishing village
Thanh Nam fishing village Tam Thanh fresco village, Tam Ky city (Quang Nam) stands out for the “unique” art basket boat road in Vietnam. Here, about 100 basket boats with vivid drawings such as fishing scenes, local activities or the color of the sea … are placed along the coast. This is an impressive highlight that many visitors love, check-in. Image: Khanh Van . 5. Where is the longest road through Melaleuca forest in Vietnam? Tra Su Melaleuca Forest
Tan Lap Melaleuca forest
U Minh Melaleuca forest Tan Lap cajuput forest, also known as Tan Lap floating village, belongs to Moc Hoa district, Long An province, about 120 km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City. This place has the beauty of the countryside, the river and water space is open. Visitors come here have the opportunity to walk on a road paved with concrete through the 5 km long Melaleuca forest, winding along the unique forest. Image: Phucmapvlog . 6. Which island has a path through the sea? Diep Son Island
Nhat Tu Son Island
Both islands above December to July every year is an ideal opportunity for visitors to explore the 700 m long cross-sea road in Diep Son Island, Van Phong Bay (Khanh Hoa). If you have the opportunity to go to Nhat Tu Son island, Xuan Dai bay (Phu Yen), you also have the opportunity to admire and walk on the road leading to the middle of the sea about 300 meters long. These unique white sandy roads split the sea surface, only appearing at low tide. Image: Quang Ngoc. 7. What is the famous sea crossing in Binh Thuan? Bau Trang Street
Co Thach Street
Road Dunes Bay Bau Trang (Binh Thuan) is known as the most beautiful sea crossing in Vietnam. The long, winding roads with immense sand dunes are the places that make believers fall in love. Summer is the best time to conquer “Saraha” road of Binh Thuan. Going on this road, you will see the fishing village of Mui Ne, the famous Cat Bay resort and the beautiful Hon Rom bay. Image: Chung Hieu. Bau Trang Desert Palace viewed from above Bau Trang (Binh Thuan) is known as the most beautiful sea route in Vietnam. The long, winding roads with immense sand dunes are the main attraction for young people to check-in.