A Luoi is peaceful in the middle of the Truong Son mountain range

Located in the Truong Son range west of Hue city, A Luoi land appears like a deep green picture of mountains and forests, dotted with the cultural colors of indigenous ethnic groups. This land attracts tourists with its slow pace of life, fresh air and warm stories from the hearts of the people.

Group of young people experience the green rice fields

Morning in A Luoi begins when a thin layer of mist still clings to the stilt houses, and rays of sunlight gently penetrate through the leaves, resting on the sparkling drops of water left over from the night. There is no hurried sound of car horns, only the sound of roosters crowing, the sound of looms and the chirping of children going to class. Amidst the vast space of the mountains and forests, life here flows slowly, enough for people to feel every breath of the great forest.

The land is more than 1,100 ^km2 wide, with an average altitude of 600 m to more than 1,100 m, about 70 km from Hue City. Most of the residents are Ta Oi, Pa Co, Co Tu people, who still preserve their lifestyle and identity through festivals, songs, Zeng cloth and stilt houses hidden on the mountainside.

The weekend markets are like a vivid picture. Women wear scarves and brocade skirts, carrying bamboo shoots and wild chili peppers, men gather around cups of rice wine, children run around colorful stalls. The food in A Luoi has its own flavor, from fragrant grilled stream fish, sticky sticky rice to spicy green chili salt.

In the afternoon, when the sun slanted over the hillside, the small road leading to the village became more peaceful. The sound of buffalo clappers, panpipes and children practicing xoang dance in preparation for the festival blended into the unique music of the great forest. A Luoi maintained its inherent quietness, only adding a bit of warmth from smiles and the lingering smoke from the kitchen in the afternoon.

Vo Doan Thong from Quang Tri shared that his trip to A Luoi left him with many special emotions. The first time he set foot here, Thong was impressed by the lush green of the mountains and forests, the fresh air and the friendliness of the people. He said: “Sitting by the fire listening to the village elders tell old stories, or trying to weave some zèng fabric with the women, I felt like time stopped. A Luoi not only brings relaxation but also gives me a very different source of energy, the kind of energy that only the great forest can give.”

On the roads along the mountain slopes, silhouettes of people carrying bamboo baskets can be seen, and voices calling to each other can be heard from afar. The scenery and breath of A Luoi are present in every house and field, making anyone who sets foot here feel as if they have lived here before.

Mr. Nguyen Hai Teo - a resident of A Luoi 2 commune, believes that the most precious thing in his hometown is the solidarity of the community. He said that from building houses, farming to organizing festivals, everyone joins hands, everyone contributes whatever they have. "We see each other as family. Even strangers are invited to a meal and a glass of wine. That love is what makes this land alive," Mr. Teo shared.

Leaving A Luoi, people are easily drawn back not by the prosperity but by the simple, peaceful pace of life. Amidst the changes, the land west of Hue City still maintains a clear silence, where anyone who has visited once will carry the breath of the mountains and forests in their memories.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/a-luoi-binh-yen-giua-dai-ngan-truong-son-391355.html