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14/01/2023

North Vietnam Rural Explorer

During our exclusive Travellers hut journey in August we will be staying at the Topas Ecolodge near Sapa and visiting some of the villages of the locals minority.

BLACK HMONG MINORITY

1. Where to visit:
You can visit from Topas Ecolodge to the Black H’mong minority in Supan, Y Ling Ho, Lao Chai and Cat Cat village.

2. History:
The Black H’mong immigrated from China approximately 300 years ago.

3. Language:
The spoken language belongs to the H’mong – Dao language family. The H’mong writing was Romanized in 1961 but is not widely used today.

BLACK HMONG ETHNIC CULTURE

1. Beliefs:
Many places are reserved for worshipping in a H’mong house – there’s a place for ancestors, for the house spirit, for the kitchen spirit, even the door spirit. There are different rituals which forbid people to walk into the H’mong house or their villages. For example, a green tree branch on the front door indicates that entrance is forbidden.

2. Costume:
The Black H’mong women are famous for making cloth from h**p and dying it a deep indigo blue. They wear long blouses decorated with batik flowers over short trousers, and wrap long scarves around their legs. They wrap their long hair around their head and wear a blue turban. The men wear long jackets with shirts and a long waist coat embroidered at the collar, and a small hat. Today some H’mong wear Viet or western clothes.

3. Social organization:
H’mong women are respected in their community as being equal with H’mong men. Husbands and wives are very affectionate and do many of their tasks together like going to the market, working on the field and visiting relatives. In this way, they help each other to develop a strong community life.

4. Festivals:
Like the other minorities, the Black H’mong have lots of different festivals during the year. They ensure that there is always time for community activities, which play an important role in their life. One of the most important festivals is the New Year, which they celebrate for an entire month. It happens about one month earlier than Vietnamese Tet. During this time, boys play flutes and girls play an instrument made from two leaves. They all spend time together playing traditional games.

5. Marriage:
For the Black H’mong it is important that a girl knows how to embroider and work well in the field. These skills are more important than her beauty. Boys and girls are allowed to get to know each other before they get married. They go to the love market where they eat and sing songs together. After this time, the boy can propose marriage and if the girl agrees, she goes to live in his house. She is put in a small room and visited by the boy’s mother and sisters who give her food to persuade her to accept the marriage.

The boy must give the bride’s family silver coins, pigs, chicken and rice wine for the wedding ceremony. The bride has some time to decide if she accepts the marriage – even after living with her husband for a few days, she can choose to break their agreement. If the boy doesn’t have a dowry to give to the girl’s family, he lives in her house until he is able to marry her.

6. Funeral:
When there is a death in the family, the deceased’s children fire a gun to let everyone in the area know. People in the village come to deceased’s house with anything they have – chicken, rice, a small pig or rice wine – to help the family. Everybody sings and eats until the deceased is wrapped in a mat and carried to a grave by one group, while a coffin, which has been kept in a cave somewhere near the grave, is carried by another. Both groups have to run very fast to meet at the grave to make the deceased forget the way home. If the deceased’s family is not able to supervise the funeral rituals, they can wait for a few years before organising a special one called ma kho. They invite people in the village to a place by the grave for the funeral for a celebration, at which they sing and dance.

The rice fields of Sapa and Mai Chau await you… The waters and scenery of Ha Long and Lan Ha Bays await you… The picturesque countryside vistas of North Vietnam await you… The rel…

12/01/2023

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Sandy from Travelmarvel joins us for an informative hut TALK on WEDNESDAY 18 January at 10.30 am. Discover more about the Travelmarvel range, featuring European and Mekong river cruises, European Rail travel, Canada and Alaska, South America, Asia, New Zealand and Australian tours.

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Sandy from Travelmarvel joins us for an informative hut TALK on WEDNESDAY 18 January at 10.30 am. Discover more about the Travelmarvel range, featuring European and Mekong river cruises, European R…

18/12/2022

Take a look at the fabulous accommodation we have in store for you in Yen Tu during our North Vietnam Rural Explorer.

hutTALK - Vietnam - 4 January 10.30 am at The Travellers Hut Featuring our North Vietnam Rural Explorer - 19 August 2023 - 16 night fully escorted Small Group Destination Journey - (Maximum 12 Travellers).

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Yen Tu awaits…

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16/12/2022

Topas Ecolodge is the resort of choice for our visit to the Sapa highlands during our North Vietnam Rural Explorer journey. Click the link to the Topas Ecolodge video to see the the incredible location for our 3 night stay.

hutTALK - Vietnam - 4 January 10.30 am at The Travellers Hut. Featuring our North Vietnam Rural Explorer 19 August 2023 - 16 night fully escorted Small Group Destination Journey - (Maximum 12 Travellers).

RSVP to book your place at our hutTALK - 43 63 1699.

Sapa -

Tucked beneath the misty mountains of Sapa Valley in northern Vietnam, Topas Ecolodge sits above two majestic cone-formed hills. Based on sustainable princip...

16/12/2022

hutTALK - Vietnam - 4 January 10.30 am at The Travellers Hut
Featuring our North Vietnam Rural Explorer
19 August 2023 - 16 night fully escorted Small Group Destination Journey - (Maximum 12 Travellers).

Glenn will run through our journey in detail with you on the 4th. If you cannot make it let us know and we will arrange a time that fits with you.

RSVP to book your place at our hutTALK - 43 63 1699.

The rice fields of Sapa and Mai Chau await you… The waters and scenery of Ha Long and Lan Ha Bays await you… The picturesque countryside vistas of North Vietnam await you… The rel…

15/12/2022

hutTALK - Vietnam - 4 January 10.30 am at The Travellers Hut
Featuring our North Vietnam Rural Explorer
19 August 2023 - 16 night fully escorted Small Group Destination Journey - (Maximum 12 Travellers).

Discover more about our rural journey around Northern Vietnam, visiting Ninh Binh, Halong Bay, Vinh Yen, Mai Chau, Yen Tu, Ba Vi and Sapa with some time in Hanoi.

RSVP to book your place at our hutTALK - 43 63 1699.

Mai Chau -

Mai Chau was land of rice paddies, gushing rivers and limestone karsts - the dreamy green oasis I was looking for. And the icing on the cake? I was invited t...

14/10/2022

Lunch and relaxing at Việt Phủ Thành Chương near Hanoi before going to the airport.