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Central
countryside welcome tourists
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The Truong Son route, known
as the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the American war, is now a
staple on many tourists' itineraries seeking access to some
of the country's most authentic minority culture.
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One such popular tour takes tourists along the legendary Truong
Son route, to visit historical sites such as Ro village, Giang wharf,
Kham Duc airport, Hoi village, Lo Xo hill, and Monique waterfall.
Tourists will also have a chance to visit and learn about the traditional
carnivals and customs of ethnic minorities who have settled along
the Truong Son route. Unique performances featuring "Cong Chieng"
gongs and bamboo instruments are particularly exciting.
In Gung village, 80 km east of Da Nang city, tourists can visit
the village's Guoi house and listen to 80-year-old artist Ating
Veh lecture about the preservation of traditional art. He also plays
several of the traditional instruments for the audience.
Arriving at Giang wharf and Ro village where Co Tu and Gie Trieng
people live, tourists are likely to be mesmerized by the dances
that ethnic girls will perform in their traditional dress.
The people of Gie Trieng, Co Tu, and Ca Dong are well known for
their sacred offering ceremony marking a successful harvest in May
and the Cor people in Tra My district have their own ceremony in
which a buffalo is offered to the deity at the end of the harvest.
As well, the Bh'nong people in Kham Duc district participate in
a victory festival with the unique custom of "seizing husbands"
with pole decoration and a buffalo sacrifice as well.
In addition, Nam Giang and Dong Giang districts offer original
Vietnamese food like "lam" rice cooked in bamboo, "ba kich" medicinal
wine, and "ta vat" wine fermented with "ta vat" fruit will intrigue
tourist's taste buds.
With the imposing Truong Son Mountain in the background of the
newly launched Ho Chi Minh highway, tourist can make as many stopovers
as they like at other sites such as Lo Xo hill, Monique waterfall,
and several untouched forests.
Compiled by An Dien
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