H’mong ethnic house at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (Photo: cinet.gov.vn)
On July 2nd, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology held an exchange about changes in houses of H’mong ethnic minority group.
The event drew the participation of seven H’mong ethnic people, Dr. Vi Van An – a researcher from the museum, and many students from Cultural University and the College of Social Sciences and Humanity under Hanoi National University, Hanoi.
H’mong house is one of ten houses of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups built in outdoor exhibition of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Most of H’mong ethnic houses are made of wood with thatch roof. Especially, in Mu Cang Chai district, in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, H’mong ethnic people built their house with Fokienia.
Most of these houses have no windows. They often have two main doors and one secondary house for women. The specific feature shows the adaptability of H’mong ethnic minority group in the cold-weather area.
Dr. Vi Van An directly searched and brought the H’mong ethnic house to the museum from a village in Pu Luong commune, Mu Cai Chai district, Yen Bai province in 1999. The house was repaired once in 2005. And since June 18, seven H’mong ethnic people in Pung Luong commune have been invited to the museum to repair the house.
H’mong ethnic people provided information about culture and their practical life, especially the customs in inhabitant, housing and present changes. On this occasion, H’mong ethnic people performed their traditional weaving and folklore games.
A H’mong ethnic person proposed the museum to shoot films about their house and life to introduce to visitors./.
Đăng ký: VietNam News