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Sleep at the homestay and experience beeswax painting for tourists in Lao Chai – Ta Van villages
Ta Van is located in the Muong Hoa valley about 12 kilometers from Sapa and is the perfect place to unwind. Sapa can sometimes be overwhelming, while Ta Van is still quiet and extremely peaceful. The village is surrounded by beautiful paddy fields on hill slopes and narrow dirt roads with colorful flowers on the two sides.
A visit to Ta Van is a journey back to the past, where people and nature live together in harmony. With plenty of traditional stilt houses, simple wooden houses, homestays and ethnic minorities like the Hmong, Red Dao and Giay, the village becomes an attraction for those who love traveling. All the things combined draw a stunning picture in a mountainous area. Ta Van is a place you don’t want to miss during your trip to Northern Vietnam.
Ta Van is worth visiting all year round, but the best time is from May till October. In May, they begin watering the rice fields, turning them into a giant mirror. In summer, the fields turn bright green and in September/October it is time for the harvest, when the fields turn golden and yellow.
Local people do not let Ta Van tourism become industrialized. In addition to creating places to eat and provide accommodation for tourists, the people of Ta Van village do not do flashy tourism. People’s lives still go on as usual, working in the fields in the morning, and coming home in the evening to knit and weave cloth. For the people here, tourists are like pilgrims stopping by, coming and going. So tourists who come here will experience the daily life of local people.
Experience a day as a farmer in Ta Van village
The people of Ta Van Sapa are not too cheerful or pushy, making you uncomfortable, but they are not superficial either, still giving you a feeling of friendliness, honesty and hospitality like the nature of the people here. When resting at homestays in Ta Van village, you will feel like you are in your own home. The local people will not interfere with your precious rest time but will still provide you with delicious meals with mountain specialties and full accommodations to make your vacation enjoyable. most complete and comfortable.
Enjoy traditional cuisine
In addition, at Ta Van village, you will experience practicing beeswax drawing, a traditional profession of the Mong people. You sit outside in front of a fire with a bowl of hot beeswax and create your own batik with the help of a local expert. The women will choose a design for you inspired by nature and daily life. With a local tool you apply the beeswax on the fabric. Using the tool isn’t alway easy and needs some practice. The wax is a resistant medium, meaning it is a dye repellent. It will prevent the area covered with beeswax from dyeing, leaving it in the fabric’s natural tones. When the design on the fabric is finished, the fabric will be put into a barrel that’s filled with natural dye. The natural dye consists of the green leaves of the indigo plant, some limestone and water. This all turns into a blue dye. The fabric is then hung out to dry. The workshop took you about three hours to complete and you are very happy with your piece of art. It was time well spent in the misty weather.
Experience Beeswax Painting
Ta Van is a place you don’t want to miss during your trip to Northern Vietnam. Not being affected by the hustle and bustle of Sapa, Ta Van still remains its pristine beauty. There are plenty of things to do and the homestays will give you the chance to experience the real Vietnam
Bích Ngọc
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