Homestay in Pe Luong village, Thanh Luong commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province is an interesting trip for visitors to explore the majestic scenery of the Northwest region and experience the typical Thai culture. .
Pe Luong village has an area of 25ha, located far from the city. Dien Bien Phu is about 20km to the west. In Thai, Pe Luong means unity and development. With such a meaning, the Thai people have resided in Pe Luong for many generations and developed into an ethnic village with nearly 100 households living mainly by farming, animal husbandry, embroidery, and weaving. traditional brocade. The attractiveness of Thai culture here is clearly reflected in the architecture of stilt houses, costumes, traditional festivals, cuisine and family sacrifice rituals.
Along with the unique cultural values of the Thai ethnic group, Pe Luong village also has charming landscapes, on mountains and under lakes. In particular, Pe Luong lake is a very potential destination for developing eco-tourism and resort. In 2001, Pe Luong village was recognized by Dien Bien province as a provincial cultural and tourist village, attracting a large number of tourists every year.
With the above strengths, Pe Luong villagers are increasingly making efforts to develop tourism, especially community-based tourism in order to help tourists experience the lives of indigenous people, contributing to the conservation and development of tourism. promote the traditional cultural identity of the Thai people and at the same time improve the living standards of the people. Up to now, the whole village has 10 households providing community tourism services. In addition, in order to make a deep impression on tourists, Pe Luong village also established a cultural team specializing in performing dance and singing performances with bold Thai colors on every holiday, New Year, welcoming guests at the hotel. cultural stilt houses; selling traditional brocade products with diverse designs to tourists, building restaurants serving local cuisine.
Community-based tourism in Pe Luong has changed the perception of villagers in preserving and promoting traditional cultural values, and at the same time enriching the community-based tourism destinations of Dien Bien province.
Source: Collected internet.