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Mai Chau valley
 Located
140 km North West of
Hanoi, Mai Chau has a cool and fresh climate
throughout the year.
Most inhabitants are White Thai and Muong, with its convenient tranport
system, beautiful scenery, Mai Chau has long been famous for eco
tourism.
At the foot of the mountain, stilt houses come between even areca trees,
amongst the stone walled fish ponds, flaring flowers, in the early
morning or sunset, smoke from the kitchens come together with mountain
mist making a fanciful scenery. Mai Chau is not only attractive to
domestic but also foreign tourists with famous sites such as
Lac
village, Sam Khoe hot spring, Tong Dau lake,
Song Da reservoir....
Ecotourism is served
by white Thai people, right in the village, better known is Lac and
Pom Coong. The silt houses are built about 1.5m above the ground,
made from hard wood. Touists are invited to wash their legs before
going up stairs, floors are made from bamboo or wooden panels, roof
is covered with coconut leaves. a handle loom is placed in front of
every house for young girls to practise weaving
Travellers can sit on flowers painted mats, drink Ruou Can (pipe
wine) made from sticky rice.
Mai Chau is famous for steamed
glutinous rice, after a friendl conversation, guests are invited to
try some speciality of steamed rice. Rice cooked in bamboo pipes is
fragrant and flexible
Along the village paths, brocade products are on sales everywhere,
very colourful and interesting, typical of Thai people. At night
time, after dinner, young and old women dancing around a fire,
tourists are invited to join their bamboo dancing....
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