Hands that weave flowers tell stories.

Boarding a vehicle from Dong Xoai ward, formerly the central city of Binh Phuoc, the journey took about two hours, traversing red earth hills and straight rows of rubber plantations, before we arrived at Bom Bo village (Bom Bo commune, Dong Nai city), a name associated with the rhythmic pounding of rice to feed the troops during the resistance war.

Ms. Dieu Thi Xia shared stories about the patterns on the brocade fabric.

The S'tieng cultural conservation area in Bom Bo village is planned on a vast area of ​​hundreds of hectares, including exhibition halls, accommodation areas, and a spacious community courtyard. The S'tieng people have four main crafts: weaving, brewing rice wine, basket weaving, and blacksmithing. In Bom Bo village, it is estimated that about 80% of women still know how to weave brocade, and many families still keep looms passed down from previous generations.

Through the skillful hands of S'tieng women, stories passed down through generations awaken and resonate on each pattern of brocade. Each piece of brocade is like a written record, extending the underlying cultural thread of the S'tieng people amidst modern life. “This pattern symbolizes long hair, depicting the hair and beauty of S'tieng women. This is called 'oi cach,' a string of beads – a detail mimicking traditional jewelry. In festivals, beads are indispensable. And this pattern depicts a millipede, signifying creatures in everyday life, because the ancient S'tieng people were very closely connected to nature,” explains Dieu Thi Xia, a S'tieng woman who has dedicated her youth to preserving the traditional crafts of her homeland.

Currently, at the conservation area, live weaving demonstrations (allowing tourists to experience and observe artisans weaving) are one of the most popular activities. However, for Ms. Xia, that's not enough. "S'tieng women in Bom Bo village are still practicing weaving every day. They create diverse products, but without designers or garment makers, the products remain just woven fabrics. Some young women have to abandon the traditional craft to work in factories," Xia lamented.

The traditional brocade fabric of the S'tieng people embodies layers of cultural heritage, representing a treasure trove of art, architecture, and daily life... Therefore, Ms. Xia also hopes to promote and expand the use of brocade products, thereby improving the lives of the S'tieng people in her hometown of Bom Bo.

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In 2024, the brocade weaving and basket-making crafts of the S'tieng people in Binh Phuoc were recognized as National Intangible Cultural Heritage. In 2025, the Bom Bo historical site was classified as a National Monument by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. This land, once deeply marked by the resistance war against the US, is now facing challenges in finding a direction for development. Young people like Dieu Thi Xia are striving to maintain the weaving craft, meticulously documenting traditional methods of dyeing with natural colors from tree bark and seeds. She is also seeking ways to innovate the products to reduce production time and costs.

These looms have been passed down from generation to generation.

As for us, experiencing things the Gen Z way, the first thing we do upon entering the nature reserve is to "tap and hold" our phone to check in on the main page of the "We Love Vietnam" program, jointly implemented by Nhan Dan Newspaper. The S'tieng Bom Bo Nature Reserve is one of the "touchpoints" participating in the network, and has been equipped with NFC chips to link with the program's check-in page.

It's wonderful that, thousands of kilometers away from the editorial office, we're revisiting a project coordinated by our colleagues. We only hope that, with Thi Xia's enthusiasm, one day soon, S'tieng brocade can reach a more modern market while still retaining the soul of this land...

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