Coming to Ha Giang, in addition to being attracted by the majestic nature, the pristine villages of the rocky plateau are also places you must visit to experience the simple, peaceful life of the indigenous people.
1. Lo Lo Chai (Lung Cu)
Lo Lo Chai Cultural Village is located at the foot of Dragon Mountain (Lung Cu Commune, Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province), only about 1 km from Lung Cu Flagpole. This is the place where Mong and Lo Lo people have lived since ancient times and has now become a prominent community cultural tourism destination of the Dong Van Stone Plateau.
Located at the foot of Lung Cu flagpole - the northernmost point of the country, Lo Lo Chai cultural village is a place that attracts any tourist when coming to Ha Giang.
Coming here, you will be captivated by the peaceful natural scenery: rammed earth houses with yin-yang tiled roofs, brown earth walls, stone fences, terraced fields, rice fields, corn fields... and especially the extremely warm, enthusiastic and hospitable human feelings.
The highlight of Lo Lo Chai village tourism is to discover the unique cultural colors. With 90% of the population being Lo Lo people, this place still retains intact the unique, unmistakable features of this ethnic group. Lo Lo Chai almost still retains intact the ancient cultural features, from the material and spiritual life of the Lo Lo people in the Stone Plateau; the architecture of houses with rammed earth walls and tiled roofs; traditional crafts such as embroidery, carpentry... to traditional festivals such as: forest god worshiping ceremony, new rice celebration, new house celebration and especially folk dances.
2. Nam Dam (Quan Ba)
Nam Dam village is located about 50 km from the center of Ha Giang city, on the beautiful straight road of National Highway 4C. The roads in Nam Dam village are small, winding roads. On both sides of the road are terraced fields and green grasslands with wildflowers growing everywhere. The highlight here is the old rammed earth houses of the Dao ethnic group.
Quan Ba village is considered a community tourism village.
The village today is considered a community tourism village, you will experience the daily life of the people, go picking corn, picking vegetables, cooking... Some places you can visit are Nai waterfall, Nam Dam lake, village cultural museum, herbal bath, watch the cap sac ceremony performance...
3. Lao Xa (Pampered)
Lao Xa belongs to Sung La commune - Dong Van. From Highway 4C, Lung Cam section, go up about 4km and you will see a left turn into the village. The road into the village is small, winding, with some steep slopes and sharp turns. If you go on a rainy day, the slippery road and steep slopes can be very dangerous.
Lao Xa is peaceful in the middle of the wild mountains and forests of Ha Giang.
You can take a walk around the village with many 100-year-old ancient rammed earth houses. Beside the rammed earth houses, there are layers of stone walls, interspersed with beautiful cat-ear rocks. In addition, you can visit the silver casting workshop (the old drum boat craft of the Mua family) and stay at the Lao Xa Homestay Hmong Ancient House.
4. Thien Huong (Dong Van)
Located about 7km from the center of Dong Van town, the over 100-year-old ancient village of Thien Huong attracts every visitor at first sight with its timeless beauty.
The houses here are built in ancient architectural style with yin-yang tiled roofs and earthen walls. Inside, the space is divided into two rooms, the lower room for cooking and living, and the upper room for storing furniture.
Thien Huong ancient village in Dong Van district, Ha Giang province is one of the famous destinations loved by many tourists when visiting the land at the head of the Fatherland.
Thien Huong village is home to the Tay ethnic group. They make a living by farming and making wine. Here, women often wear traditional black ao dai and wrap scarves around their heads when going to work.
Coming to Thien Huong ancient village, you can not only enjoy the famous delicious corn wine but also participate in many interesting activities and experiences such as wading in streams, catching fish, enjoying corn wine with leaf yeast...
5. Du Gia (Yen Minh)
Du Gia is a highland commune in Yen Minh district, about 70 km from Ha Giang city. On the Ha Giang tourist map, Du Gia appears with a wild picture, not known to many Vietnamese tourists. Most visitors to Du Gia are backpacking enthusiasts, who like to conquer adventurous mountain passes... On the way to Du Gia, visitors will pass through the hill to admire the valley of Lung Ho commune, Yen Minh district.
The peaceful village of Du Gia
This place is very popular with foreign tourists because of its natural scenery and the cultural beauty of the Tay ethnic people. The peaceful village, interspersed with green rice fields, is rare to find in urban life.
In addition to the vast rice and corn fields, the pretty stilt houses nestled on the mountainside, visitors can also see the peaceful daily life of the people. It can be said that Du Gia village is a bit picky about visitors, most suitable for young people who are passionate about exploring and like to learn about cultural beauty.
