Spring flowers bloom late in the H'Mong village

Hong An is a highland commune located in the east of Bao Lac district. Its topography is divided by many winding hills and mountains, and the traffic and economic conditions are still difficult. The People's Committee of Hong An commune, located in Hoi Ngoi hamlet, surrounded by hills and typical land houses of the Mong, is dotted with white colors of plum blossoms and pear flowers. Mr. Ha Cuong, who lives and works in Cao Bang City, the author of the photo series, said that the Hong An street, about 70 km from Cao Bang City, is as beautiful as Ha Giang's rocky plateau, but the plateau tourism Hong An rock has not been exploited.

Hong An is a highland commune located in the east of Bao Lac district with the terrain divided by many winding hills and mountains, and the traffic and economic conditions are still difficult. The People’s Committee of Hong An commune is located in Hoi Ngoi hamlet, surrounded by hills and typical land houses of the H’Mong people, dotted with white colors of plum blossoms and pear flowers.
Mr. Ha Cuong, the author of the photo series living in Cao Bang, said that the Hong An street, about 70 km from Cao Bang City, is as beautiful as the rocky plateau in Ha Giang. However, this place has not been exploited for tourism, so few people know it.

From the People’s Committee of Hong An commune, tourists travel about 2 km to Ca Dam and another 1 km to Vai Noon. Bao Lac district has roads for cars to the commune and motorbikes are accessible to most of the hamlets in the commune during the dry season. Hong An commune consists of 2 hamlets: Hoi Ngoi (merging Hoi Ngoi, Lung Deep) and Ca Dam (merging Ca Dam and Vai Ne) from 9/9/2019.

Ca Dam has 66 households (in 2019), over 90% are poor. Due to the geological conditions, the main food crops here are rice and maize. There is only one crop per year, the yield and output are not high, so it has a significant impact on the material and spiritual life of the people. people. Livestock are mainly cows, pigs, chickens, and goats. This is a strong point for economic development of the locality.

Spring color on the arid rocky slopes of Ca Dam, with plum blossoms blooming around ethnic houses, in the distance is smoke burning dry grass. Ca Dam has about 66 households, growing staple food crops such as rice and maize. Every year, people only cultivate one crop, the productivity and output are not high. Livestock are mainly cows, pigs, chickens and goats.

Ha Cuong shared the magnificent natural scenery and the lifestyle of the Mong people in Ca Dam that fascinated him. However, there is still a shortage of life here, so far there is no electricity.

Mr. Ha Cuong shared that the magnificent natural scenery and the lifestyle of the H’Mong people in Ca Dam fascinated him. However, there is still a lot of poverty in this area, so far there is no electricity.

Inside the kitchen of the Mong people at Ca Dam, meals are being prepared for the neighbors and diners with stir-fried blood, black pork, mussel and corn wine. The traditional custom is to slaughter pigs to prepare for a new crop. They help each other in the manner of borrowing money, the village's friendship becomes closer and more sociable, Mr. Ha Cuong shared.

Inside the kitchen of the H’Mong people in Ca Dam, the owner is preparing a meal for guests and neighbors with stir-fried blood, black pork, mussel (corn rice) and corn wine. “The people here have a traditional custom of slaughtering pigs to prepare for a new crop. They help each other in the manner of borrowing money, the village’s love becomes closer and more sociable,” said Cuong.

Mr. Lau A Thao (left) treats diners to Tasting TV (right) over a cozy meal. A Thao added that when a new crop came, a neighbor came to help with fetch fertilizer from the field. When the women carried the bows to the field to collect the manure, they would carry the men and the boys at home to slaughter the pigs. Homeowners treat neighbors to thank. In turn, other houses will do the same.

Mr. Lau A Thao (left) welcomes Mr. Thanh Tung, YouTuber of Tasting TV tour channel, cozy meal party. A Thao added that when the new crop started, the neighbors came to help get fertilizer from the field. When the women bring the bows to the fields to collect the manure to cultivate the corn, the men stay at home to slaughter the pigs. Homeowners treat neighbors to thank. In turn, other houses will do the same.

After saying goodbye to Ca Dam, Mr. Ha Cuong continued his journey to VaiNon, with geology mainly cat-ear rocky mountains, the highlight was a lot of forest peach blossoms, plum blossoms, pear blossoms blooming after Tet Dan.

After breaking up with Ca Dam, Mr. Cuong continued his journey to Vai Non, a land of mainly cat-ear rocky mountains. There are a lot of forest peach blossoms, plums and pears in abundance after the Lunar New Year.

After school, children in Vai Non, far away are typical stilt houses. Coming to Bao Lac, Nguyen Binh or Bao Lam districts, visitors can easily see the four-roofed roofs and built entirely of wood, the stages of building the house are made by hand and with the contribution from the neighbors. In Cao Bang traditional culture, stilt houses are common living spaces of families and ethnic groups. Regardless of which materials on stilts are made or they are arranged with differences among ethnic groups, in general, cultural values from ancient times have been preserved and preserved.

After school, children in Vai Non, far away are the traditional stilt houses of the villagers. Coming to Bao Lac, Nguyen Binh or Bao Lam districts, visitors can easily find four-roof houses built entirely of wood, the stages of building are all handmade. The house is a common space for families and ethnic groups and is also a place to preserve and preserve cultural values.

The forest cherry blossoms stagnate in Vai Non, the peach trees here bloom later than those in the Central Highlands, Mr. Ha Cuong said that he has just completed the road No. 8 in early March, starting from Nguyen Binh - Vu Thong - Dinh Phung - Lung Pan (Huy Giap) - Few Non, Ca Dam (Hong An) - Xuan Truong - Bao Lac Town - Mo Tin Town and ends at Nguyen Binh town. Passing through each place gives me a lot of special experiences and emotions, the most impressive one is the Huy Giap - Hong An street, because the cat-ear rock strip here has its own mark of the Cao Bang country, is pride of the Cao Bang people, only hope that people's life is more basic and based on this majestic landscape to exploit tourism properly, Mr. Ha Cuong said.

The forest peach blossoms stagnate in the morning dew in Vai Ne in early March 2021. The author said that the road has just been completed in early March, starting from Nguyen Binh – Vu Thong – Dinh Phung – Lung Pan (Huy Giap) – Vai No, Ca Dam (Hong An) – Xuan Truong – Bao town. Lac – Mo Tin and finished at Nguyen Binh town.
“Each location gives me a lot of special experiences and emotions, the most impressive one is the Huy Giap – Hong An street, because the cat-ear rock strip here has its own mark of Cao Bang country. We just hope that people’s lives are better and based on this majestic landscape, there will be more reasonable tourism exploitation activities, “he said.