Kon Kotu village is a peaceful village located on the gentle and gentle Dak Bla river. This is a place that clearly reflects the colorful cultural life in Kon Tum. Kon Kotu village promises to be an interesting destination for those who want to explore ethnic cultures when traveling to Kon Tum. As a land belonging to the Central Highlands region, Kon Tum is certainly also a colorful place. culture as this is the place where ethnic minority communities live and have the largest concentration. Kon Kotu village is the gathering place of the Ba Na community in Dak Ro Wa commune, Kon Tum City. This village is located peacefully on the banks of the famous Dak Bla River, the river embracing the peaceful land of Kon Tum. Kon Kotu village currently has 92 households with a total of more than 530 people, most of whom are Ba Na people. According to the language of the Ba Na people, Kon Kotu means pristine. The meaning is that this village has been formed since ancient times. Therefore, Kon Kotu village has an ancient beauty, tinged with the colors of time, and carries the unique image of the Ba Na community. Standing in Kon Kotu village, you can see the towering Kong Muk mountain peak in the East. This mountain is majestic and towering, casting its shadow onto the gentle and quiet Dak Bla river. Along the banks of the Dak Bla River is a fairly large flat sandy beach, embracing the shape of the Kon Kotu village that has passed the mark of time. Kon Kotu village is an ancient village that still retains the most ethnic character of the Ba Na people with majestic ancient houses and unique cultural features. According to the villagers, before 1920, the village was quite crowded, the people here lived warmly and together experienced ups and downs in life. One day, when a smallpox epidemic broke out, many people in the village got sick and unfortunately survived. The young people who witnessed the incident were also scared and heartbroken and chose to leave the village. By the time the pandemic subsided, a part of the population began to return to the village to live. At this time, the village only had a few small families left to survive the pandemic. It was not until later that the village began to become crowded again and became one of the most populous ethnic minority community villages in Kon Tum province. Being an ancient village, Kon Kotu still retains its peace and antiquity through every corner, especially the road to the village. The road to Kon Kotu village is along the legendary Dak Bla river of Kon Tum. The winding river flows through every corner of the city, with romantic floating lines of gentle pink grass on both sides of the road. Add to it the lovely purple features of sugar cane flower branches interwoven in the endless scenery of mountains and forests. All paint a wonderful picture leading to Kon Kotu village. If the village road is a peaceful, picturesque scene, then entering the village, you will admire the bustling sounds of life. Singing along with the chirping sounds of wild birds are the joyful, crisp laughter of children playing on the porch. Interspersed are the clicking sounds of weavers meticulously pulling each loom, and the chiseling sounds of sculptors carefully making wooden statues. A peaceful and harmonious scene has been drawn realistically and vividly. The most obvious highlight for the scenery of Kon Kotu village is the soaring Krong house that covers the entire sky. Krong house is a house used to serve community activities for the villagers. Some activities that can be held at Krong's house include meetings, festivals or occasions to welcome distinguished guests. To the right of Krong's house is the chapel of the parishioners, to the left is a system of ancient stilt houses surrounding it. In the stilt houses, Ba Na women gather here to sit and weave meticulous pieces of brocade products. Around Krong's house is an area for children to gather and play. Folk games are held under the sound of bustling and crisp laughter that fills a corner of the sky. Visiting a cultural destination in the Central Highlands and missing out on the gong cultural spaces is truly a privilege. experience full of shortcomings. Coming to Kon Kotu village, you will not only be immersed in the gong cultural space but also get acquainted with folk songs with sounds created from traditional musical instruments. Besides, you can also admire the sinus dances with the sound of gongs. If you return to the village on the right occasion, you also have the opportunity to participate in traditional festivals of the Ba Na people such as Patron festival, new rice festival... When visiting Kon Kotu village, you can participate weave brocade with Ba Na girls. Through working experience, you will appreciate the brocade products that people here weave by hand. Each thread is woven meticulously and quite carefully. If you are not familiar with it, it will be quite time-consuming and easily damaged. Yet, the people of Kon Kotu village have preserved this weaving profession through many ups and downs of history. In addition to cultural experience activities, when you come to Kon Kotu village, you can experience one more activity. Sports activities associated with nature. That is Cheo Sup in Kon Kotu village. With a location located along the shallow sections of the Dak Bla river, young people coming to Kon Kotu village can experience quite safe and interesting rowing activities. Along with Kon Bring community tourism village, Kon Kotu village is a brilliant cultural destination of Kon Tum tourism. This is one of the places that marks a brilliant journey but also many ups and downs of the Ba Na community. If you have the opportunity to visit Kon Tum city, stop once at this ancient village to have the most wonderful travel experiences.
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Ngày cập nhật : 18/12/2024