People in Huong Hoa district of Quang Tri province look at the photos together with Hungarian anthropologist Vargyas Gabor (centre) (Photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) – A photo exhibition on Bru-Van Kieu ethnic
minority people in Vietnam kicked off in Huong Hoa district of the central
province of Quang Tri on March 7.
The event was jointly organised by the Embassy of Hungary in Hanoi and
the People’s Committee of Huong Hoa district.
As many as 75 photos captured by Hungarian anthropologist Vargyas Gabor
are being showcased, which depict the
daily life, beliefs, and traditions of the Bru-Van Kieu people – an ethnic
group living in the upland areas of Southeast Asia, and one of the 53 ethnic
groups in Vietnam.
Huong Hoa district is home to a large number of people of Bru-Van Kieu
and Pa Ko ethnic descent.
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Huong
Hoa district Pham Trong Ho said the photo collection holds great meaning for
the conservation and development of the cultural and traditional values of the
Bru-Van Kieu ethnic group.
The exhibition runs until March 30, with all of the photos be presented to the
locality afterwards.
The Bru-Van Kieu, a
Mon-Khmer language group, live mostly in mountainous areas of the central
provinces of Quang Tri, Quang Binh, and Thua Thien-Hue with a population of
around 74,500.
The group originally lived in the central part of Laos and migrated to Vietnam
amid historical changes, inhabiting the western part of Quang Tri province. The
group settled in the area of Van Kieu mountain and were later named after this
mountain.
Bru-Van Kieu families are typically patriarchal, with the oldest man as the homeowner. When this man dies, his power and property are passed to his oldest son. Daughters are not entitled to inheritance. –VNA
