Lo Lo Chai - fairy-tale land on rocky plateau

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Traditional earthen-walled houses with yin–yang tiled roofs surrounded by stone fences are a distinctive feature of Lo Lo Chai village. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
Many traditional earthen houses have been converted into homestays, offering visitors unique architectural and cultural experiences and allowing them to immerse themselves in the daily life of the Lo Lo people. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
Cultural features of Lo Lo traditional costumes are introduced to visitors. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
Farming practices are introduced to visitors. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
Cultural features of Lo Lo traditional costumes are introduced to visitors. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
Scenes of everyday life in Lo Lo Chai village. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
Scenes of everyday life in Lo Lo Chai village. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
International tourists to Lo Lo Chai village. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
During the ancestral worship ceremony of the Lo Lo people, “grass men” perform as part of the ritual. These are young men dressed in grass costumes and masks, symbolising the remembrance of the first ancestors who founded the village. (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)
Lo Lo Chai - fairy-tale land on rocky plateau
Nestled beneath the Lung Cu Flag Tower at the nation’s northernmost point, Lo Lo Chai village in Tuyen Quang province (former Ha Giang) resembles a fairy-tale scene amid the stone plateau. The village has been recognised by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation as one of the World’s Best Tourism Villages 2025.