The lives of Red Co Lao ethnic in mountainous province of Ha Giang

  • Red Co Lao people harvest rice. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
    Red Co Lao people harvest rice. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
  • Village elder Min Pha Khay talks about worshipping rituals for “the god of life” Hoang Din Thung. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
    Village elder Min Pha Khay talks about worshipping rituals for “the god of life” Hoang Din Thung. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
  • Red Co Lao people harvest rice. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
    Red Co Lao people harvest rice. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
  • Min Thi Nguyet, a Red Co Lao, introduces her ethnic's traditional clothes that have been passed down for 16 generations. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
    Min Thi Nguyet, a Red Co Lao, introduces her ethnic's traditional clothes that have been passed down for 16 generations. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
  • Min Thi Nguyet, a Red Co Lao, introduces her ethnic's traditional clothes that have been passed down for 16 generations. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
    Min Thi Nguyet, a Red Co Lao, introduces her ethnic's traditional clothes that have been passed down for 16 generations. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
  • Red Co Lao people harvest rice. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
    Red Co Lao people harvest rice. VNA Photo: Nam Thái
The Co Lao, one of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minority groups, has about 4,000 people. The group now mainly resides in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang. The Co Lao ethnic has branched into smaller groups, including Red Co Lao, Green Co Lao and White Co Lao. Red Co Lao people mainly live in villages of 15 to 20 families in Hoang Su Phi and Yen Minh districts in Ha Giang province. Red Co Lao ethnic utilise their natural surroundings that have fertile hills and valleys to grow rice. Green and White Co Lao ethnics, on the other hand, live in Dong Van and Meo Vac districts and grow their crops on rocky hills. Co Lao ethnic preserve their culture through faithful monogamous relationships, the worshipping tradition of “the god of life” Hoang Din Thung, and their own local language. VNA Photo: Nam Thái

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