Besides picturesque tourist spots, the peaceful scenery and traditional cultural features of Pac Rang village also fascinate Cao Bang’s tourists.
Located next to Highway 3, on the road from Cao Bang town to Ta Lung international border gate, Phuc Sen commune, Quang Uyen district, Cao Bang province, Pac Rang village includes 250 people of Nung An Sinh ethnic group. Living, with interesting craft villages and unique cultural features, is an attractive tourist destination for domestic and foreign tourists.
A peaceful and poetic picture in Pac Rang village
Lying in a green valley, in front is a small field, changing colors continuously with each season, at the end of the village there is a clear water mine that never runs out, behind is cuddled and protected by The majestic rocky mountains and the pristine forests are lush, making the Pac Rang village always fresh, pure and cool.
The romantic scene in the village
Entering the village, visitors will be immediately impressed by the traditional houses of the Nung An people, with a 2-storey wooden house architecture: the first floor is for cattle barns, sanitation facilities and The forge, the second floor consists of bedrooms, living rooms and kitchens that are cleverly and reasonably arranged to ensure a comfortable living space for family members, while the mezzanine floor is utilized for agricultural storage. real.
Unique stilt houses
In addition, in the village of Pac Rang, there are also houses with solid, solid stone walls, walls covered with soil mixed with straw, roofing with yin-yang tiles, like the architecture of an ancient temple. make everyone love it.
The interesting cultural beauty of Pac Rang village
1. Forging
As soon as they arrived at the beginning of the version, visitors were immediately attracted by the resounding, rhythmic sound like a melody of metal bangs and the sizzle of red hot iron bars immersed in cold water, yes that is a familiar activity of traditional forging – the soul of Pac Rang .
While most traditional craft villages are gradually disappearing and at risk of loss because so many modern industries with high income levels are born, in this peaceful countryside couples Solid hands of young men and old people are still burning red day and night, keeping the “traditional soul” that the father left behind.
People diligently forge day and night
For the people of Pac Rang village , forging is not only a source of a living but also a valuable traditional culture and great pride. loose. So, it will still be preserved forever.
The special thing that makes everyone coming here must also admire and constantly admire is that each product they make is not worth much money, the maximum of only 100 thousand VND, buying more is cheaper, but to make a product takes a lot of effort and time.
Accordingly, the selected material source must be good steel from the old automobile tweezers, after being heated through the fire to the right level, we will use the hammer to knock evenly, then spread, I and immerse in water for 90 minutes continuously to create into thin, glossy blades, but extremely sharp, you can chop “sweet” bones or chop nails without a chipped piece on the knife.
Dao Phuc Sen is extremely sharp
How must people love their job, the people of Pac Rang Cao Bang village can persevere in their profession so that they get a good response when the Phuc Sen knife has become extremely popular, making everyone choose. they are indispensable Cao Bang tourism gifts .
2. Weaving
An impressive traditional culture of the ethnic minority communities in general and the Nung An people in Pac Rang village in particular is weaving. All the costumes they are wearing now are made and woven by the skillful hands of the ladies, the ladies and the sisters. Even the impressive indigo fabrics are dyed by them in natural colors, so they are extremely safe and quality.
People still weave clothes by themselves
In particular, people also wear traditional costumes at all times, anywhere from going to work, going to school, going out, visiting relatives, working on the fields, working on the fields, to participating in Tet holidays or going to places. other, as a way to honor and promote the beauty of our people. This is worth learning.
3. Cultural traditions, culture
The Nung An people are not only hard-working and industrious but also extremely love culture and culture. During the important festival days of Pac Rang village , the folk songs and folk dance tunes will be performed together by everyone, creating a very vibrant and bustling atmosphere.
Typically the tune is poor – calling you to sing, ha tents, sli hay glide (love song) – reciprocal singing between couples, men and women, … At this time, the words are filled with deep, except love is shown through the solid bass frame mixed with the clear and high sound, making everyone fascinated and irresistible.
The people in the village love to sing very much
Memorable experiences in Pac Rang village
Coming to the Pac Rang tourist community , visitors will be personally instructed by people in the village to guide forging knives, production tools, or participate in the process of making a durable and beautiful clothes: from planting cotton, rolling cotton, spinning, dyeing fabrics, weaving, sewing and embroidering …
In addition, you will also be able to cook and entertain special traditional dishes such as: humiliation, 7-flavor roast meat, beef, smoked ribs, and beef guard … Make sure you have to eat until you “stretch your belly button” to stop it.
Delicious poetic dishes in Ban
Moreover, the friendly people here also confide, chat and lead you to visit picturesque terraced fields or solid rock embankments, rain and sun all year round. being eroded… will definitely be interesting to see.
And of course, do not forget to visit famous tourist attractions nearby such as Ban Gioc waterfall , Thang Hen lake or Nguom Ngao cave … to make the trip more memorable and wonderful.
Ban Gioc Waterfall is a masterpiece near the village that you should not miss (Photo @ ngoclittle18)
Currently, Pac Rang village has been invested more to develop tourism and improve people’s lives, so this place promises to become a famous destination that tourists cannot ignore in Cao. Equal.
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