Located about 30 km from the center of Lai Chau town, Vang Pheo village in Muong So commune, Phong Tho district, Lai Chau is mentioned as “beauty valley”, one of the oldest villages of the white Thai people in Lai. Chau. Bringing in its unique cultural features, along with poetic natural scenery, Vang Pheo village converges many conditions for the development of community tourism.
Vang Pheo village has a beautiful geographical position, leaning against Phu Nhon mountain, the intersection between two streams Nam So and Nam Lum, which is like a precious gem that the Creator has bestowed on people here. . Although in the process of integration and exchange of many cultures, the culture of the white Thai people in Vang Pheo is still preserved quite intact from the traditional stilt houses to the white Thai women’s dresses designed to Sophisticated design, pure black stitched skirt, ankle length, polka dot shirt to the waist, seamless neck…
The entire Vang Pheo village currently has 102 households with more than 400 people, all of whom are white Thai. The people live mainly by husbandry, farming and weaving. Vang Pheo village has been recognized as a provincial tourist cultural village since 2007. Every year, the village welcomes nearly one thousand domestic and international tourists.
The white Thai people live mainly by husbandry and farming, especially cotton and cloth weaving. It takes a lot of work to make a cloth. Because of that, from the past to the present, people here have used this criterion to evaluate whether the young women who have entered the age of the full moon are hard-working, diligent or not. Before getting married, the more cloth a girl can weave, the more she is respected. With creativity and skillful hands, the white Thai people in Vang Pheo have made fabrics with diverse designs and delicate patterns, creating their own cultural beauty compared to other ethnic minorities. .
Coming to Vang Pheo, visitors will enjoy traditional dishes with their own identity such as: rock worms, rock moss, ash-buried goby, grilled stream fish, bitter bamboo shoots, sweet bamboo shoots, dried buffalo meat, meat. Steamed pork, bitter vegetable soup… Besides, Vang Pheo people with sincerity and hospitality, the natural scenery here is beautiful and peaceful, far from the noise and dust of the city, easy to attract tourists. Forget all your daily worries.
Vang Pheo village is also home to many festivals, preserving many cultural activities of the community. Each festival has its own identity like festivals: Nang Han (full moon of the second lunar month), Then Kin Pang (March 10 of the lunar calendar), Kin Lau Khau Mau (full moon of September of the lunar calendar) Pheo Gold Village Festival There are many unique folk games such as throwing balls, pushing sticks, and prison. On weekends or festivals, tourists flock here in large numbers to explore a peaceful northwest space and simple life of ethnic minorities, to be immersed in the dances and songs of the people. but “in love”, ecstatic with the colors of the highlands.
Source: Collected internet.