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The village is nestled in the rocky plateau of Ha Giang province and is considered one of the most remote villages in the north of the country. Visitors to the village can easily spot the flagpole, which is about 1.4km away. Photo: Thu Huong The village offers some wonderful sightseeing, with green colors falling into the rocky mountains, not to mention the unique culture and architecture. It is not easy to enter Lo Lo Chai Village due to the rough terrain, steep, winding pathways, and harsh climate. This causes the village to be secluded from other places, and the ethnic minorities here live in a subsistence mode with agriculture. Tourists would have a chance to get lost in fairytale land, surrounded by green forests, deep blue skies, friendly locals, and tall, rugged mountains. Photo: Thu Huong The highlight of Lo Lo Chai village is the colors of the ethnic minority culture. With 90% of the population being the Lo Lo people, this place still retains the cu...

Vietnam , Mongolia Friendship" style="max-width:100%; padding:0px; margin:0px;" title="Musical Connecting Vietnam , Mongolia Friendship"> Ambassador Doan Khanh Tam Thi Pham plays T’rung in front of teachers and students at school. Photo: Embassy of Vietnam in Mongolia On the occasion of the beginning of the new school year 2022-2023, a delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Mongolia led by Ambassador Doan Khanh Tam visited the experimental school No.14 named after President Ho Chi Minh and presented two dan T’rung (bamboo xylophone) – that teachers and students here love and always want to put in the curriculum. T’rung is one of the common musical instruments closely connected with the spiritual life of ethnic minority peoples in Central Highlands of Vietnam . The instrument consists of several parallel bamboo pipes, one head is closed, the other is crossed. When performing, the artist uses two bamboo or wooden bats to tap on the pipes. In ...