Eastern Cambodia

Located about 76 km from the train station, Bac Ha is a remote district of Lao Cai province. Bac Ha market which takes place every Sunday is famous for the originality and authenticity that the traders still preserve. It is not simply a place for buy and sell but also an opportunity for people from different ethnicities to come and meet, for relatives to reunite after a long time missing,...Read More

Ba Be National Park is situated in Ba Be District, Bac Kan Province, about 70km from Bac Kan City and 250km from the north of Ha Noi. Ba Be National Park is one of the most valuable natural resources in the North. Ba Be National Park covers an area of 7,610ha and has 3,000 inhabitants of the Tay, Mong, Dao living there. The national park boasts primeval forest on old...Read More

Other name: Kinh Population About 65.8 million people Locality These people live in all provinces but mainly in the delta areas and urban centres. The Vietnamese people (Kinh) are an ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China. This group is the majority ethnic group of Vietnam. In fact, Kinh / Viet people comprise 86% (over 65 million) of the population as of the 1999 census....Read More

Other names: Keo, Mon, Cuoi, Ho, Tay Poong, Dan Lai, and Ly Ha Population 68,394 people Locality The Tho live mainly in the western parts of Nghe An Province. Customs & Habits Formerly, the Tho lived in houses built on stilts. Now they prefer houses built on the ground. Close relationships and a desire to help each other have existed for a very long time in Tho society. Young Tho...Read More

Other names: Moi, Mual, Moi, Moi Bi, Au Ta and Ao Ta) Population More than 1,137,515 people Locality The largest population is mainly in Hoa Binh Province and the mountainous districts of Thanh Hoa Province. Customs & Habits In former days, the “lang dao” system characterized Muong society. The “lang dao” ruled the Muong regions. A head of a “muong” was a “lang cun”, “lang xom”, or “dao xom”. Muong...Read More