Having the opportunity to participate in a community experience program with a group of alumni studying abroad in Australia in Sung village, Cao Son commune (Da Bac), we were surprised by the appearance of the Dao Tien people in the village. The village has wifi coverage, the roads have been hardened, the environment is cleaner, etc. Notably, many new and attractive experiential activities are included in tour itineraries and routes to attract tourists.

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Dao ethnic households in Sung village, Cao Son commune (Da Bac) maintain the traditional profession of making Do paper

Mr. Ban Van Xuan, Vice Chairman of Cao Son Commune People's Committee, shared: with the attention of the local government and support resources from the Project "Improving the self-sustainability of the community tourism model (CBT) Sung village after the Covid-19 pandemic", the lives of people in the village soon regained rhythm, tourism activities were quickly restored.

Tourists experience the daily life of the people of Sung village

 For the first time, Mr. Dinh Tu Minh Chau (Ha Noi) visited and experienced the village of the Dao Tien people. Two days of staying here gave him a deep impression of a village that seemed isolated from the outside. Away from the bustling sound of the city, Mr. Chau experienced the mountainous landscape that still retains its wildness, the unique cultural features of the Dao people still exist through traditional house style, way of dressing, local language, customs and habits.

With Ms. Nguyen Thuy Tien, a companion of Mr. Dinh Tu Minh Chau, Sung village has many new and interesting things that appeal to the psychology and need to explore of tourists. First of all, you can breathe fresh air and join in the daily lives of people. Next is to visit many places, experience indigo dyeing, beeswax printing and making brocade and do paper products; Experience soaking and bathing in medicinal herbs of the Dao people, etc.

According to Ms. Dinh Thi Hao, Director of Da Bac Community Tourism Joint Stock Company, the recovery of traditional crafts and indigenous values has promoted community tourism in Sung village after the Covid-19 pandemic. Especially today, Sung village is becoming a colorful experience destination, a sustainable community tourism model with a variety of products and services, and the love of domestic and foreign tourists for the destination is maintained. In recent months, many international and domestic tourist groups have returned to Sung village, with a stable number of visitors. Through communication, promotion, and connection strategies with travel companies, Da Bac Community Tourism Joint Stock Company has actively attracted visitors to support homestay households in the village.

 Households in the village are maintaining the profession of growing and processing medicinal plants

If in the past, Sung village mainly welcomed international visitors, now the number of visitors is increased by domestic tourists. At this unique stop, there are three community-based motels including Nhat Quy homestay, Xuan Lan homestay, Thanh Chung homestay to welcome guests and provide services. Some tour programs are of interest to customers, such as tour to explore ancient Doi trees, palm forests, Sung cave, tea picking, stream bathing, experience writing Dao script and visit Shan Tuyet tea production group; Dao script class tour, Sung cave, stream bath, terraced field visit, experience picking herbal medicine, indigo dyeing and making brocade products... Tourists can also learn and discover new features about the products, tourism services in the village, such as visiting a closed-process medicinal plant and a solar-powered medicine drying house; Experience beeswax printing, indigo dyeing, and Do paper making with the guidance of indigenous people. In addition, visitors can buy souvenir products as gifts such as handbags, keychain wallets, brocade woven coasters or products made by local people, such as Shan Tuyet tea, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, herbal bath leaves, herbal mosquito spray, red ginger massage tincture,etc. have more diverse designs and types, lower prices, suitable for tastes and ability to pay.

                                                                                                                                                                          Bùi Minh – Hoa Binh Newspaper