Kon Bring community-tourism village – a lovely village in the middle of the Central Highlands

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Founded in November 2018, Kon Bring Community-Tourism Cultural Village, Dak Long Commune is one of four Cultural Villages in Kon Plong District, Kon Tum Province invested in CBT development with the expectation of conservation. and promote the traditional cultural values ​​of the ethnic minorities. Through community-based tourism activities, people have conditions to develop the economy, increase their income, and stabilize their lives.

Kon Bring community tourism village, Kon Tum is a village of the M’Nam ethnic group with many traditional features, bold in the Central Highlands such as: the architecture of the Rong house, stilt houses, gong dancing … In Kon Bring village, visitors will feel the peaceful and rustic beauty through the wooden stilt houses and better understand the habits and daily life of the people here. Most interestingly, visitors will be told the legend of the M’Nam people as well as the thrilling legend of Mang Den land .The community-based village of Kon Bring peace in the midst of the Central HighlandsThe peaceful beauty of Kon Bring village

About the community-based tourism village Kon Bring

About 1km from Our Lady of Mang Den, looking down from the pine hill along Highway 24, the community cultural village Kon Bring stands out with the skyscraper roof amidst the immense green forest. Surrounding the Rong house are the small and beautiful houses on stilts of the Xe Dang ethnic group lying one after another. 

Most especially, the customs and lifestyle of the ethnic people here are most clearly shown through the festive seasons, including the sowing festival, the new rice ceremony, the water trough festival, the house celebration. Rong, the closing ceremony of the rice warehouse … and the ring of people rituals such as: marriage, birth, maturity, death …Kon Bring community tourism village - check-in when entering the villageCheck-in when entering the village

And interesting thing when visitors to Kon Bring village will feel the typical architectural works of the village such as: Rong house, stilt house … to gong festival, culinary culture; Dak Long river system and many small streams flowing through the village created a prime position and linked the surrounding mountainous terrain and pine forest.

With those advantages, Kon Bring community tourism culture village has attracted a large number of visitors coming here from all over to enjoy the tranquility, rustic hidden among lofty green pine hills. thousands among the great thousands in the Central Highlands.The rustic Kon Bring community tourism villageThe road to the village is concreted with a glimpse of stilt houses and Rong houses

Kon Bring Kon Tum tourist village where and directions to get around

Kon Bring tourist village in Dak Long commune, Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province. This is one of the four community-based cultural and tourism villages in Kon Plong district. This village is located along Highway 24, 3km east of the district center. Currently, the village has 61 households in total, of which the M’Nam (a branch of the Xe Dang ethnic group) accounts for 95% of the population.The rustic Kon Bring community tourism villagePeaceful, rustic village in the valley

Not flowery, not bulky, the community tourism village Kon Bring is about 5km away from Mang Den town, nestled in the middle of a mountain valley. Even though he is called a tourist village, Kon Bring is still quite primitive and rustic. Most of the M’Nam people’s life is associated with upland fields and fields.

And from Mang Den to move to the community-tourism village of Kon Bring, you should go along Highway 24; until you hit an intersection split into 2 roads, you turn right about a little more to arrive. And to shorten travel time, you should use Google Map to locate and find the way easily.Map to the community tourism village Kon BringMap to the tourist village Kon Bring

Interesting experiences in the cultural village Kon Bring

Kon Bring community-based cultural and tourism village now consists of 67 roofs with 250 people still keeping the rustic and honest look as before. And coming to Kon Bring village, visitors will quickly integrate into the life of ethnic minorities from a lively campfire with a team of gongs, walking to see Hi Am waterfall and participating in cooking with local people. Phuong … That is the interesting experience that has attracted visitors here.Kon Bring community tourism village with many interesting experiencesInteresting experiences in the cultural village Kon Bring

Visiting the Rong house architecture

Coming to Kon Bring village, visitors will be attracted by Rong house architecture built in a traditional style from relatively simple materials, close in life such as wood, bamboo, bamboo, painting … it is the typical model of stilt house of the Central Highlands ethnic group. The roof of the communal roof is towering, from a distance, you will see that the roof of the Dragon looks like an ax-blade standing upright, porch in the middle of the village.Kon Bring community tourism village - Rong houseThe Rong roof is like an upside-down ax

According to the people here, the Rong house must be set up high and rise up to the blue sky like that to converge the sacred gas of heaven and earth because that way the connection between people, the universe and the gods must be gathered. Moreover, the Rong house is the community house of Kon Bring villagers used to live, welcome guests, parties, gather and organize annual traditional festivals. 

Not only is the cultural symbol, but the Rong house has also become a great check-in spot for visitors every time they come to Kon Bring cultural village.Kon Bring community tourism village - Rong houseThe Rong house welcomes guests and organizes meetings

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Gong playing culture

Most especially, when coming to Kon Bring community tourism village, visitors will be immersed with the village in gong dance, extremely exciting and excited campfire. This is one of the oldest cultural beauties that the villagers of Kon Bring keep fire to this day. In addition, the traditional sinus dance is still preserved.Kon Bring community tourism village - gong teamGong dance team

The sound of gongs and gongs of the M’Nam people will feel the low and high sounds in the midst of the great wilderness in the Central Highlands. The more you listen and mingle with the gong dance with the people, the more visitors will feel the miracle that the gongs emit, making the chirping and seductive melodies mesmerizing the hearts of people. Kon Bring community tourism village - gong danceCheerful gong danceKon Bring community tourism village - campfire and danceLustfully dance by the campfire

Due to preserving and preserving the traditional cultural identity of gongs, UNESCO has recognized the Central Highlands gong as “Intangible Cultural Heritage and Human Oral Transmission”. It has become the pride of the M’Nam people in particular and the Kon Tum people in general.Kon Bring community tourism village - gong teamGong dance is recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Experience cooking with the people

In addition, to understand the unique cuisine of the M’Nam people, visitors will be able to participate in the cooking experience with the ethnic people and enjoy the delicious aroma of wine and cultural exchanges with villagers. geography.Kon Bring community tourism village - cooking with the peopleCook with the peopleKon Bring community tourism village - culinary excellenceExcellent cuisine

So what are you waiting for, if you don’t form a team or join your family on a trip to Kon Tum and set foot in the community tourism village of Kon Bring right now? For sure, this will be a great trip for you to better understand the lifestyle, customs and culture of the ethnic minorities here.

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