Anyone who ever visited Mai Chau in Hoa Binh province never forgets the rolling landscape or the friendly, charming nature of the local Thai and Mong people.
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On May 7th 1954, Vietnamese forces achieved a stunning victory against French colonial troops at Dien Bien Phu, a remote town in Vietnam’s norteastern mountains. 55 years later, Hoai Thanh visits the town where Vietnam’s independence was won.
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The Red Dzao of Mo Si San commune celebrate a special festival that honours and protects the villagers from tigers.

Mo Si San commune is on the side of 1,800m mountain peak in the northwest province of Lai Chau . The local inhabitants belong to the Man Co hill tribe – a branch of the Red Dzao ethnic tree. High in the mountains the landscape is nearly always hidden by a thick layer of mist and cloud. In the late afternoon, the air is chilly, sometimes cold. In Mo Si San village there are around a hundred households. The people here are friendly, hospitable and joyful.
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