A glimpse into Huoi Man, a Mong village in Nghe An province

Lifestyle

Due to traditional living practices and cultural customs, Mong people in Huoi Man choose locations on hilltops and at the foot of mountain ranges to build low, ground-level stilt houses with wooden plank walls. (Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA)
The communal house of Huoi Man village, located at the village centre, is the only structure built in the form of a two-storey stilt house. (Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA)
Low, ground-level wooden houses of the Mong people in Huoi Man village are built with wooden frames, many of which are roofed with dark sa mu and po mu wood shingles. (Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA)
Mong houses feature a low-profile design, with roofs made of sa mu and po mu wood covering the entire structure, resembling a turtle shell. (Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA)
A teacher working in a remote area teaches a combined class at Nhon Mai semi-boarding primary school for ethnic minority students. (Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA)
A pigeon coop made of sa mu wood stands beside the veranda of a house in Huoi Man village. (Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA)
An old house roof covered with sa mu wood shingles in Huoi Man village. (Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA)
Mong people in Huoi Man village divert streams and build embankments to create fish ponds, providing food for their families. (Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA)
Daily life of residents in Huoi Man village, Nhon Mai commune, Nghe An province. (Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA)
A two-storey food storage house (lau khau) of the Mong people in Huoi Man village is built of wood and roofed with sa mu wood shingles. Located separately from residential areas, it is used to store rice, maize and root crops such as cassava and sweet potatoes. (Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA)
A glimpse into Huoi Man, a Mong village in Nghe An province
Huoi Man is one of 21 villages in the border commune of Nhon Mai in the central province of Nghe An. After more than 70 years of settlement, the village is home to over 30 households, all belonging to the Mong ethnic group. A visit to Huoi Man offers a glimpse into a distinctive cultural space shaped by the traditions and customs of the Mong community.