Besides the picturesque tourist spots, the peaceful scenery and traditional cultural features in Pac Rang village also make Cao Bang tourists fall in love.
Located next to Highway 3, on the way from Cao Bang town to Ta Lung international border gate, in Phuc Sen commune, Quang Uyen district, Cao Bang province , Pac Rang village consists of 250 members of the Nung An ethnic group. Life, with interesting craft villages and many unique cultural features is an attractive tourist destination for domestic and foreign tourists.
Peaceful, poetic picture in Pac Rang village
Nestled in a verdant valley, in front is a small field, changing color continuously with each season, at the end of the village there is a clear water mine that never runs out, behind is hugged and protected by The majestic rocky mountains and lush primeval forests make the space in Pac Rang village always fresh, pure and cool.
The poetic scenery in the village
Stepping inside the village, visitors will immediately be impressed by the traditional houses of the Nung An people, with the architectural style of 2-storey wooden stilt houses: the first floor is a cattle barn, sanitary facilities and Forge, the 2nd floor includes bedrooms, living room and kitchen which are cleverly and reasonably arranged to ensure a comfortable living space for family members, while the mezzanine floor is used to store agricultural products.
Unique stilt houses
In addition, in Pac Rang village, there are still houses with solid and solid stone walls, walls are plastered with earth mixed with straw, roofs are covered with yin and yang tiles, like the architecture of an ancient temple make everyone love it.
Interesting cultural beauties of Pac Rang village
1. Blacksmithing
As soon as they arrive at the beginning of the village, visitors are immediately attracted by the resonating, rhythmic sound like a music of the bangs hitting metal and the sizzling sound of red hot iron bars. dipping in cold water, yes that is a familiar activity of traditional blacksmithing – the soul of Pac Rang .
While most of the traditional craft villages are gradually disappearing and in danger of being lost because so many modern industries with high incomes are born, in this peaceful countryside the The strong hands of young men and old men are still burning red day and night, keeping the "traditional soul" that their ancestors left behind.
People work hard day and night
For the people in Pac Rang village , blacksmithing is not simply a source of livelihood, but also a valuable traditional culture and great pride, anyone who does not know how to forge is considered not a man in the village well. Therefore, it will remain preserved forever for thousands of generations to come.
The special thing that makes everyone come here to admire and admire constantly is that each product they make is not worth much money, the highest is only 100,000 VND, buying more is cheaper, but to make it A product takes a lot of time and effort.
Accordingly, the selected source of material must be good steel from old car tweezers, after being heated through the fire to the right degree, you will use a hammer to knock it evenly, then spread, harden and immerse in water for 90 minutes continuously to create into thin, glossy but extremely sharp blades that can cut "sweet" bones or cut nails without even a single chip on the knife.
Dao Phuc Sen is extremely sharp
It takes a lot of love for the job, so that the people of Pac Rang Cao Bang village can be so persistent in keeping their job, and then they are rewarded when Phuc Sen knife has become extremely famous, making everyone choose. They are an indispensable gift for Cao Bang tourism .
2. Weaving
An impressive traditional culture of ethnic minority communities in general and the Nung An people in Pac Rang village in particular is weaving. All the current costumes they are wearing are sewn and woven by the skillful hands of the ladies, aunts and sisters. Even the impressive indigo fabrics are self-dyed with natural colors, so they are extremely safe and of high quality.
People still weave their own clothes
In particular, people also wear traditional costumes at all times and places from going to work, going to school, going out, visiting relatives, working in the fields, working in the fields, to participating in Tet holidays or going to other places other, as a way to honor and promote the beauty of their nation. This is worth learning.
3. Cultural and artistic traditions
Nung An people are not only hardworking and industrious but also extremely love culture and arts. During the important festivals of Pac Rang village, folk songs and folk dances will be performed by everyone, creating a very vibrant and bustling atmosphere.
Typically, the melodious melody - calling friends to sing, ha tent, sli or luong (singing love marriage) - a reciprocal song between male and female couples, etc. At this time, the lyrics are filled with deep, deep words except the love is expressed through the solid bass frame mixed with the clear, high-pitched sound, making everyone attracted and irresistible.
The people in the village love to sing
Memorable experiences in Pac Rang village
Coming to Pac Rang tourist community , visitors will be personally instructed by the villagers to forge knives and production tools, or participate in the process of making a durable garment: from planting cotton to rolling cotton, spinning, fabric dyeing to weaving, stitching and embroidery…
In addition, you will also be able to cook and treat the people with special traditional dishes such as: humiliation, 7 flavors of roasted meat, beef veggie, smoked ribs and kitchen beef. …Make sure you eat until your belly button is full to stop.
Delicious poetic dishes in Ban
Moreover, the friendly people here also talk with you, talk and lead you to visit the picturesque terraced fields or the solid stone embankments, never rain or shine all year round landslide… it will definitely be interesting to see.
And of course, do not forget to visit famous tourist attractions nearby such as: Ban Gioc waterfall , Thang Hen lake or Nguom Ngao cave ... to make the trip more memorable and wonderful.
Ban Gioc Waterfall is a masterpiece near the village that you should not miss (Photo @ngoclittle18)
Currently, Pac Rang village has been invested more to develop tourism and improve people's lives, therefore, this place promises to become a famous destination that tourists cannot ignore in Cao Bang Equal.