People often refer to it as black stone, but it actually comes in many colours, such as black, grey, yellow, and red, depending on the age of the stone and where it was mined. Photo: Xuan Tu - VNAPeople often refer to it as black stone, but it actually comes in many colours, such as black, grey, yellow, and red, depending on the age of the stone and where it was mined. Photo: Xuan Tu - VNANestled by Son La Hydropower Plant, Muong Lay in Dien Bien province is the smallest town in Vietnam. Most of the traditional stilt houses of the Thai ethnic minority group in the town have stone roofs. Photo: Xuan Tu - VNAPeople often refer to it as black stone, but it actually comes in many colours, such as black, grey, yellow, and red, depending on the age of the stone and where it was mined. Photo: Xuan Tu - VNAPeople often refer to it as black stone, but it actually comes in many colours, such as black, grey, yellow, and red, depending on the age of the stone and where it was mined. Photo: Xuan Tu - VNAPeople often refer to it as black stone, but it actually comes in many colours, such as black, grey, yellow, and red, depending on the age of the stone and where it was mined. Photo: Xuan Tu - VNAPeople often refer to it as black stone, but it actually comes in many colours, such as black, grey, yellow, and red, depending on the age of the stone and where it was mined. Photo: Xuan Tu - VNA
Muong Lay town was originally the economic, cultural and political centre of the former Lai Chau province (which included modern-day Dien Bien and Lai Chau provinces). It is now famous as an attractive tourist destination because of a street of stilt houses with stone roofs by the Da Giang River, creating a unique and poetic beauty. Photo: Xuan Tu - VNA
