Pom Coong village is one of Mai Chau's domestic and international tourist attractions, because it still retains the simple, rustic beauty of a peaceful countryside in the highlands. Pom Coong village is a name with a very good and unique meaning, the word ''Pom'' in Thai means hill, and ''Coong'' means drum. Putting both Pom Coong words together means the village has hills located above a large drum. The terrain structure here is quite special as the mountains and hills are mixed with the plains, creating a beautiful natural picture. Currently, Pom Coong village has more than 300 people with nearly 70 households in seven major Thai families living together happily.
After ups and downs in history, until now, Pom Coong still maintains its own unique characteristics and customs. To this day, Pom Coong people still live in traditional stilt houses built close together. Unlike the stilt houses of other ethnic groups, the Thai people's stilt houses are usually taller, always creating a clean and airy feeling. The floor is 2m above the ground with sturdy wooden pillars. The floor is made of bamboo or wood. The roof is thatched with rattan leaves or tiles. The windows in the house are quite large in size to receive cool breezes and are also a place for the homeowner to hang orchids, wild flowers, and ornamental bird cages.
Thai girls weave fabric in Pom Coong village, Mai Chau
At the ground floor of the stilts houses are looms, Thai girls diligently weave fabric to make unique brocade products, attracting tourists. Souvenir products are brocades, bags, and shirts sold right at the foot of the stilt houses with many colorful colors, making Pom Coong's stilts houses even more outstanding.
In any season of the year, when visiting Pom Coong village, visitors can feel the peace emanating from the majestic mountains and forests, from the long green country roads. In the morning, when the mist gradually dissipates, the village appears with its inherent simple beauty, the sound of children excitedly going to school, women putting their baskets on their shoulders to start their daily work. Night comes, the village The village suddenly became unusually bustling, with the sounds of festive drums, merry flute music and the clear singing of the people singing from the lovely stilt houses.
Five-color sticky rice dish attracts tourists
Visitors to Pom Coong are mainly foreigners, students who are passionate about learning about ethnic minority cultures. They come here to learn more about the life and people of the Thai people. They immerse themselves in Thai life and really enjoy the dancing, community festivals, sleeping in stilt houses, and drinking Mai Ha wine and walking to see the mountains and hills, etc. This is one of the tourist destinations that you must definitely visit when coming to the land of Mai Chau Hoa Binh.
Vu Hue
Tourism Division
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