Experience the local culture

Ms. Bon Nieng K'Gut dyes indigo from indigo plants

The activity is part of the project "Enhancing the capacity of K'Ho women's groups in maintaining and developing hand-dyed textile products in Lac Duong district", organized by the Australian Alumni Support Fund in Lam Dong with the aim of helping to preserve the traditional dyeing and weaving craft and also contributing to spreading the unique cultural values of the people here.

Workshop attracts attention of tourists

In this workshop, visitors witnessed firsthand how the K'Ho people spin their yarn, use plants and natural materials to create different colors on their yarn, and heard about the meaning of the unique patterns on K'Ho brocade. From the process of harvesting cotton, dyeing with natural materials, to weaving into brocade fabrics imbued with the national spirit - all reflect the deep connection between people and nature.

K'Ho women spin cotton yarn

Many tourists were curious and admired because the colors and patterns were created with extremely simple materials and tools. “Seeing the women sitting diligently and meticulously, I could see all the hard work to make a handicraft product of the K'Ho ethnic group. And I also gradually understood why the handicraft products have such high value,” said Ms. Ngan Ha, a tourist from Tien Giang province.

Ms. Bon Nieng K'Gut said that the traditional weaving profession of the people in Dung K'No is still maintained by many people. However, the products are mainly used in the community, on important holidays and Tet. To be able to make fabric and weave takes a lot of time and requires many meticulous steps.

Traditional hand-weaving craft of K'Ho women

“Seeing that tourists are very interested and curious about the traditional art of our people, I am very happy. This is an opportunity to promote our people's culture and a chance to approach customers, learn about their needs so that we can diversify our people's products,” said Bon Nieng K'Gut.

Visitors can also enjoy lithophones and traditional music and dances of the K'Ho people on the top of Lang Biang mountain.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa - Project Team Leader said that currently, the project is creating opportunities for K'Ho women in Dung K'No to maintain and develop traditional hand-woven products, bringing the products closer to the community. Through workshops to introduce the products that have been made to tourists to assess the level of interest of visitors in local products as well as evaluate the consumption capacity of the products at tourist destinations.