Southern Cambodia

Other names: Pa Hung and Tong Population 5,569 people Locality Concentrated in communes of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang provinces. Customs & Habits Pa Then houses are built either on stilts, level with the ground, or half on stilts and a half on the earth. Marriage is strictly forbidden within the same lineage. According to customs,...Read More

Other names: H’Mong, Mong Do, White Mong, Mong Lenh (Variety Mong), Mong Si (Red Mong), Mong Du (Black Mong) and Mong Sua (Man Mong) Population 787,604 people Locality The Mong are concentrated in Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Lai Chau, Son La, Cao Bang and Nghe An provinces. Customs & Habits Each lineage...Read More

Other names: Dao (“Dao Quan Trang” (Dao with white trousers), “Dao Quan Chet” (Dao with tight trousers), “Dao Tien” (Dao with coins), “Dao Thanh Y” (Dao with blue dress), “Dao Do” (Red Dao), Man, Dong, Trai, Xa, Diu Mien, Lim Mien, Lu Giang, Lan Ten, Dai Ban, Tieu Ban, Col Ngang, Col Mua and Son Dau)...Read More

Other names: San Deo, Trai, Trai Dat, and “Man Quan Coc” (Man in Shorts) Population 126,237 people Locality The San Diu live in the midlands of Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phu, Thai Nguyen, and Tuyen Quang provinces. Customs & Habits The San Diu house is level with the ground. The roof...Read More

Ngai Hac Ca, Lau Man, He, Sin, Dan, and Le Population 4,841 people Locality Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan and Thai Nguyen provinces. Customs & Habits A typical Ngai house consists of three rooms. All families have ancestor altars, and all hamlets have temples and pagodas built to honour...Read More