Developing community tourism rich in national identity

Many unique cultural features are preserved and promoted by the Mong ethnic group in Ta So.

Moc Chau ward is located in the core area of Moc Chau National Tourist Area, with National Highway 6 and National Highway 43 running through it. Many large-scale inter-regional transport infrastructure development projects are being implemented. The ward inherits and develops from the administrative center of the old Moc Chau town - an ancient land that, through many periods, was once the economic center of the whole region.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Hoa, Chairman of Moc Chau Ward People's Committee, said: The ward is a place where many ethnic cultural identities converge and intersect. The most prominent are the Thai and Mong ethnic cultures, with traditional festivals such as: the Praying for Rain Festival recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage; the Chach Vat, Chach Va, Xen Ban festivals of the Thai ethnic group; the Stone God Worshiping Ceremony of the Mong ethnic group; and many beautiful landscapes and landscapes... Rich natural conditions, diverse terrain, temperate climate; culture imbued with national identity, favorable for the development of various types of tourism , including community tourism.

Experiencing the traditional culture of the Mong people, visitors can go to Ta So village, home to more than 300 Mong households, divided into two villages: Ta So 1 and Ta So 2. With a cool climate, majestic natural scenery, and unique cultural features that the Mong people pay attention to preserving and conserving. In particular, in Ta So 2 village, there is Hang Tau area, which is considered by tourists as a "primitive village" and is a destination that attracts many young people who love to explore and experience. Hang Tau stands out with its lush green lawns, wooden houses of the Mong people forming an isolated area, surrounded by green forests. Hang Tau has no electricity, no mobile signal, no internet and retains its wild beauty, the scenery here is like a miniature steppe in the middle of the Northwest mountains and forests.

A corner of the "primitive village" Hang Tau, Ta So village, Moc Chau ward.

Since 2020, Ta So village has been selected and supported by the local Party Committee and government as a destination for developing Mong ethnic community tourism, opening up a new direction in economic development for the people. Mr. Mua A Cho, Director of Hang Tau Tourism Cooperative, informed: The cooperative currently has 21 member households, serving to pick up and drop off visitors to visit and experience the Hang Tau area, connecting with homestay households in Ta So village, providing meals and accommodation when visitors have a need. We always preserve the pristine natural landscape and traditional cultural features to develop tourism and promote it to domestic and international tourists.

With the advantage of natural landscape and ethnic cultural identity, Vat Hong residential group is an attractive community tourism destination for tourists who love to explore and experience the unique cultural features of the White Thai people when coming to Moc Chau plateau. Ms. Luong Thi Hong Tuoi, owner of the homestay "Hoa Moc Mien" in Vat Hong residential group, shared: The residential group has 20 households doing community tourism, always preserving the very unique cultural features of the Thai people, from ancient stilt houses, traditional occupations, knitting, weaving, and ways of preparing ethnic specialties. Thanks to that, the homestays not only bring in income but more importantly, we can promote the culture of our ethnic group to tourists.

Special cuisine of Thai ethnic people serves tourists at Vat Hong residential group.

The peaceful space and unique culture have attracted many tourists to Vat Hong residential group to visit and experience. Ms. Tran Lan Anh, a tourist from Ninh Binh province, said: Coming here, we can participate in activities of the villagers such as growing strawberries, weaving, bathing in streams, catching fish, picking vegetables... Enjoying the specialties of the Thai ethnic group; joining in with the unique performances and enjoying the fresh air, it is very fun and impressive.

At the 1st Congress of the Moc Chau Ward Party Committee, term 2025-2030, tourism was identified as one of the three breakthrough contents chosen by the Ward Party Committee. The ward focuses on maximizing its potential and advantages, developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector; focusing on developing advantageous tourism products, such as: Community tourism, resorts, ecology, ethnic culture, experience, discovery, agriculture... Developing tourism in a sustainable direction, preserving natural resources, promoting national identity, striving to become a green tourist destination, rich in identity, in harmony with the urban landscape of mountainous areas...

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