Sin Suoi Ho wild sunflower season

We went to Sin Suoi Ho during wildflower season. The yellow flowers on the roads make the village scene more warm on the eve of the new year. Wooden roofs heaving in the mist. The terraced fields wind near and far. The peak of Son Bac May rises up amidst the green heights. At an altitude of 1,500 meters, Sin Suoi Ho is clear and peaceful as a new day begins.

We went to Sin Suoi Ho during wildflower season. The yellow flowers on the roads make the village scene more warm on the eve of the new year. Wooden roofs heaving in the mist. The terraced fields wind near and far. The peak of Son Bac May rises up amidst the green heights. At an altitude of 1,500 meters, Sin Suoi Ho is clear and peaceful as a new day begins.

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In recent years, Sin Suoi Ho has become a famous community tourism village of Lai Chau, known to domestic and international tourists. The attraction of Sin Suoi Ho is not only the beautiful scenery but also many cultural activities imbued with the identity of the Mong community, as well as tourism services that are close to nature and friendly to the people of the region. border high.

Terraced fields in Sin Suoi Ho.

In early 2023, the International Tourism Fair forum in Yogyakarta city (Indonesia) honored Sin Suoi Ho as one of the most attractive community tourism destinations in ASEAN in 2022. Chairman of Sin Suoi Ho Commune Choc Quay Hoa and Mr. Hang A Xa, pastor of the Protestant church here, was present at that special event.

The way back to the village in wild sunflower season.

With nearly 150 families and a population of over 700 people, Sin Suoi Ho has nearly 20 homestays, able to serve hundreds of tourists at the same time. Households in the village participate in tourism service activities in different forms, in addition to the production activities inherent in this area.

When talking with us, Mr. Hoang Van Dai, Deputy Secretary of the Sin Suoi Ho Commune Party Committee, said that thanks to tourism development, the average income of people in the village reached about 35 million VND/person, higher than the average. 25 million/person for the whole commune. Last year, although still affected by the post-pandemic period, Sin Suoi Ho welcomed about 20 thousand visitors from many regions across the country. Tourists from several countries around the world come here. In the near future, the number of tourists is expected to increase.

There are over 20 homestays in Sin Suoi Ho.

To achieve today's developments, Sin Suoi Ho has come a long way. In the story told to everyone, Pastor Hang A Xa and the elders here talked about the most difficult years of Sin Suoi Ho: Smoking addiction was rampant, hunger pursued families, and bad customs After holding people back, life is in a vicious cycle where there seems to be no way out. The desire for change came from the 90s, when government leaders, Protestant churches and people joined forces to do the most necessary initial work such as organizing drug treatment for young people, advocating People contribute efforts to the government to build a concrete road system; reorganize production, life, and build villages.

Sin Suoi Ho has a quite methodical tourism development program: Restoring ethnic cultural activities, designing many sightseeing programs for visitors, building homestays, training human resources to do services, building Building the Sin Suoi Ho market imbued with Mong cultural identity... These efforts have been made persistently, year after year, bringing changes and creating spillover power for this small, remote border village.

Early market.

Visitors to Sin Suoi Ho today can enjoy beautiful natural scenery, fresh air, stay in well-equipped homestays, enjoy unique ethnic dishes, attend cultural markets, and participate in programs. performing folk dancing and singing with the people here.

We visited Sin Suoi Ho market and talked with the people. 54 booths representing 54 ethnic groups are displayed beautifully. Brightly colored ethnic clothes are products of the skillful hands of the women here. Products such as dried bamboo shoots, cardamom, ginseng... are sold along with pots of cymbidium orchids, a unique plant that is a large source of income for people.

Ms. Vang Thi Du: Tourists love to attend cultural markets.

According to Ms. Vang Thi Du, a seller, visitors to Sin Suoi Ho love to attend the markets. Families in the village can sell products and earn more income to improve their lives. A special feature of the living culture here is that the stalls are displayed overnight, no need for anyone to look after them and no need to worry about loss or misplacement. Vang Thi Du is twenty years old, has two sons, and her husband is a construction worker. She offered us slices of cool, slightly sweet ground ginseng from Sin Suoi Ho.

A service area.

We visited To Chim homestays of the family of Vang A Lu and Hang Thi Nu. Ms. Hang Thi Nu is the daughter of pastor Hang A Xa, who was very instrumental in the development process, bringing Sin Suoi Ho to its present level. Ms. Hang Thi Nu took us to visit and share: The homestay area has a total of 6 "bird's nests". Each "bird's nest" is self-contained, fully equipped, and can accommodate a small family. Visitors can watch the performance team in an on-site performance. To build this homestay, she and her husband borrowed 100 million VND from the bank, the rest was taken care of by the family. Because there are regular customers, income is guaranteed. In addition, her family still does gardening and raises livestock. Other families in the village, if not opening homestays, are also involved in providing services such as opening cafes, running restaurants or selling souvenirs... The homestays here are all wooden houses with traditional models of the people. There is a sign providing information about the host, services, and phone number for visitors to contact. A very methodical way of doing tourism has been formed in Sin Suoi Ho.

Services for tourists.

In the coming years, Sin Suoi Ho will continue to be developed according to the model of community tourism destination, preserving and promoting the traditional culture of the Mong ethnic people, associated with ensuring the ecological environment and developing agriculture. industry, aiming to become a typical and typical cultural village.

In the Mong language, Sin Suoi Ho means "Stream with gold". People here have found that "gold"  in the beautiful natural landscape, unique traditional cultural features and in the spirit of community cohesion, joining hands to build the homeland. This year's wildflower season in Sin Suoi Ho is very beautiful, signaling a happy and prosperous new year for this northernmost highland border village.

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Update day : 17/01/2024