Among the Sunday markets held in Lao Cai, the most prominent is the Bac Ha Market, which has been voted one of the top 10 most unique markets in Southeast Asia. More than just a place for trading goods, Bac Ha Market is a vibrant hub for social and cultural exchange among highland communities and ethnic minorities. It vividly reflects the traditional culture and daily life of the mountainous peoples. Thanks to this rich cultural atmosphere, Bac Ha Market increasingly attracts tourists, especially international visitors who come to explore and experience it firsthand.
The Tang Sanh drum (also known as the clay drum) is a unique musical instrument of the Dao community in Lao Cai. Due to numerous changes of life, at present, the craft of making Tang Sanh drums has been lost. There are few drums left in the province. However, the soul of the Tang Sanh drum is still intact in the Dao people's festivals and New Year's such as the Cap Sac ceremony, Put Tong ceremony, and New Rice celebration, etc.
For the Dao people in general, and the Dao Tuyen subgroup in particular, the Cap Sac (initiation) ceremony is the most important and sacred ritual in their cultural life. This folk belief has been passed down through generations. The ceremony not only holds spiritual significance through offerings and prayers, but also features unique cultural and artistic expressions, including ceremonial music and traditional dances. In Muong Khuong District, these rituals are being preserved and practiced in ways that harmonize with contemporary cultural life.
When the terraced fields in the highlands are left with only stubble and some late-harvested fields with ripe yellow rice on the hillside, it is time for autumn to pass.
Den Thang (Bat Xat) is one of the communes where many Mong ethnic people live. Therefore, preserving and promoting the traditional cultural beauty of the Mong people is the task that the Party committees and local authorities here are very interested in and supported by the people.
The Literature and Arts Association of Lao Cai province currently has 116 members, living in 5 specialized branches (including literature, poetry, music, fine arts, photography) and 5 member branches are specialized branches of the Central Committee living in Lao Cai (including folk arts, literature - art of ethnic minorities, music, fine arts, photography). Each major, with its own characteristics, has created a unique, rich and attractive appearance for Lao Cai literature and art. If literature - art is a beautiful flower, then the specialized branches are the beautiful "petals"...
The 15th Northwestern Ethnic Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival 2022 with the theme "Cultural colors of ethnic minorities in the Northwest" will take place from December 2 to 4 in Phu Tho province. There are 7 localities that will participate in the festival including Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Phu Tho, Son La and Yen Bai.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed Decision No. 1020-1021/QD-CTN conferring State honorary titles to 628 individuals who have made outstanding contributions to preserving and promoting the nation's intangible cultural heritage, contributing to the cause of building socialism and defending the Fatherland.
Then the sweltering summer days with the scorching sun that made people suffocate were over to make way for each gentle breeze that brought the moisture and a little chill of autumn.
Bac Ha Autumn Festival 2022 will take place from September 16 to 18 at Hoang A Tuong mansion (Bac Ha town) with many unique traditional cultural and artistic activities, attracting a large number of visitors to come and experience.
