HBO – Giang Mo village in Binh Thanh commune (Cao Phong district) has been become an outstanding Muong cultural highlight for years. Separating from smoke and noise of urban areas, the picturesque romantic vista of Giang Mo is an ideal destination for those who want to find tranquility. Furthermore, this is one of the ethnic-inhabitedvillages which is defined by the provincial tourism sector to become a spearhead product to attract visitors when talking about Hoa Binh.


Brocade products made by Giang Molocals are displayed to sell for tourists

 Peaceful Giang Mo village is located in the foot of Mo Mountain, about 12km from Hoa Binh city’s downtown. It is not difficult to reach the village. The village is home to 145 households who all belong to the Muong ethnic group. It is considered an alive museum of Muong ethnics’ traditional culture as there remains the traditional architecture of stilt houses, looms of Muong ethnics, and work tools such as rice mortars, bows, cross-bows, and tools for mountain field works.

 Visiting Giang Mo today, tourists can walk on the small path running throughout the village, contemplate the untouched beauty of the nature, and can stop at any stilt house to learn about Muong culture, enjoy bamboo pole dances beside jars of ruou can (a kind of wine drunk out of a jar through pipes), and experience daily work of locals such as caring for poultry and cattle, doing field work, hunting for animals and picking fruits.

 Visitors are also offered a chance to listen to Muong young women’s stories about weaving and traditional brocade products such as clothes, bags and scarves and enjoy Muong people’s dishes such as steamed sticky rice, pork, hill vegetables and spring fish.

 At this time, visitors can also enjoy fresh air and smell the fragrance of rice which is being harvested. Tran Quang Minh, a second-year student of the Universityof Culture said: "My classmates decided to choose Giang Mo to visit. This tour helps us understand more about the life and daily activities of Muong ethnics and have interesting first-ever experience such as weaving brocade, throwing "con” (a cloth ball) through a ring or shooting with a crossbow with local children. We have noteworthy memories in this beautiful village”.

 Village head Nguyen Van Hau said:  " Giang Mo village welcomes thousands of visitors, from inside and outside the country each year. We are trying to increase the quality of services to make tourists comfortable. We pay attention to keeping everything clean, from houses, alleys to bedding. Specially, the village controls locals’ insistence on buying goods”.

 All these things create typical features of Giang Mo village. Therefore, although Giang Mois not an impressive ecological tourist site with specular natural landscapes or a services tourist attraction with professional products, it gently attracts visitors with its plain beauty and the heartiness of local residents./.

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