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Hoping for a bumper crop Muong ethnic people in the northern province of Hoa Binh tend to celebrate their new crops with the pomp and circumstance of the events.
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Hill tribepeople blend into a new life
2:25 PM | 12/17/2009
Scattered across the provinces of Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son la, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An, the H’mong people (also known as the Meo) are closely associated with Vietnam’s mountainous north, along the Chinese and Laotian borders.  
Unique Linen Skirt of the Mong Women
2:30 PM | 11/21/2009
The Mong ethnic people of Vietnam live mainly in the northern mountain areas with six branches including Mong Do, Mong Lenh, Mong Sy, Mong Sua, Mong Du and Mong Xanh. The linen skirt of Mong women plays a sarced role in their life.
Dance to the music
2:18 PM | 11/11/2009
The traditional dances of the Thai ethnic minority in Vietnam reflect the hill tribe’s wish for a happy life of peace and prosperity.  
Ninh Thuan spruced up for Cham fest
2:07 PM | 10/28/2009
The Brahminical Cham community celebrates the Kate festival on the first day of the seventh lunar month (October 18 this year) to revere its gods, heroes, ancestors, and kings. 
A soulful tribe
4:48 PM | 10/26/2009
The Cong hill tribe is a small and highly traditional ethnic minority living in northwestern Dien Bien and Lai Chau provinces.
A man who treasures the “Muong” ethnic culture
5:20 PM | 10/10/2009
Ha Minh Du, a dedicated man from Quan Tri village, Yen Lam commune, Yen Dinh district in northern Thanh Hoa province, has travelled to many areas inhabited by Muong ethnic people to study their customs and manners.
The trailblazer
5:27 PM | 09/30/2009
A man from a mountain village in central Quang Binh province helps his community combat poverty.
Ethnic minority sports festival closed
10:49 AM | 09/23/2009
The delegation of athletes from the northern province of Yen Bai took first place in the 6th ethnic minority sports festival, Region I, which closed on September 22. 
Colours of the Lo Lo ethnic group
7:10 AM | 08/15/2009
Cloud covered Lung Cu commune in Dong Van district of Ha Giang province, Vietnam’s Northernmost point. The commune has a small hamlet, Lo Lo Chai, with only 81 households and slightly more than 300 people. Seen from the Lung Cu flag pole, the hamlet is so tiny, it fits within one’s peripheral view.
Dancing for a new crop
11:56 AM | 07/27/2009
Tac xinh is the most popular dance performed by the San Chi, an ethnic minority group in northern Thai Nguyen province at their most important ceremony of the year.
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    The rat in Dao ethnic people’s culture
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  • Hunting tools of the Muong ethnic people
    Hunting tools of the Muong ethnic people
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