The Red Dao, an ethnic group living in Bat Xat, Lao Cai province, have strict wedding customs every couple must follow even though young people are free to choose their partners. Original wedding formalities of the Red Dao show the humanity in the culture of this ethnic group.
Autumn coats Hoang Su Phi district in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang in a fairytale-like beauty, especially when its renowned terraced rice fields are dyed in a golden glow around September.
Ho Tu Pong Ngoi, a young man from the Pa Ko ethnic group in the mountainous district of Huong Hoa in Quang Tri province, has introduced a short film on the COVID-19 fight. The film has debuted on social media platforms to raise local people’s awareness about COVID-19 prevention and control.
The weather in the northern mountainous region begins to get cold some time in October and yellow rays of sun shine over ripe golden rice fields, signalling a bountiful “golden season”. This is also a time when ethnic people in Ha Giang celebrate the “New Rice” festival.