Rong House is not only a beautiful shape of the Central Highland's Symbol, It's also the typical culture which become the unique features of the hilltribe in Vietnam to impress the domestic and international travelers. Two Ba Na women are pounding rice and sieving corn in front of Kon K’ri communal house, located on the Dak Bla river (Dak Ro Wa commune, Kon Tum city). (See Cycling Tour from Da Lat in Central Highlands Vietnam).
The Communal House in the Central Highlands is known as the "heart" of the villages. In Kon Tum, a communal house is a typical type of stilt house built entirely of paintings, bamboo and leaves with a stable roof.
Photographer Nguyen Ngoc Thai (often called Thai Bana, who lives in Kon Tum) said he spent many years recording people's portraits and the beauty of traditional cultural activities around the communal houses in Kon Tum.
An elder of the village was struggling to make a basket. Raw materials used for knitting are exploited from nature such as bamboo. The most popular knitting products are jars, baskets, baskets and baskets. This weaving industry helps to improve the family life, and is taught in the village, preserving a beautiful culture.
A Ba Na woman, taking care of her children, works at the communal house in Kon K’ri village. For ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands, if men know how to play the piano, make musical instruments, they are beautiful and good at weaving. (Biking Tour from Nha Trang to Saigon via Da Lat in Central Highlands Vietnam).
Brocade products from dresses, shirts, loincloths to accessories such as bags, towels, wallets are not only used for family activities, but also become goods for tourists, cultural activities, and literature. Technology in Kon Tum area. An elder of the village is instructing two children to use traditional instruments. In the villages, the elders are experienced people in the life, prestigious in the family and the community.
In the area around the communal house, visitors can easily see images of innocent children, sometimes playing with pets such as dogs and cats.
An elderly village is meticulously sculpting wooden folk statues in Kon Klor village (Kon Tum City). Kon Klor communal house is considered one of the biggest communal houses in the Central Highlands.
“Sculpture of wooden statues is a type of visual art with its own nuances, not only displayed, adorning communal houses and cultural exchanges in Kon Tum, but also having special significance for the ethnic groups. like Ba Na and Gia Rai when expressing the spiritual concept between family members who are living with their dead family members, ”said Thai Bana.
Thai Bana's "Bana's Eyes" won a bronze medal in the category of portrait photos at the 23rd Regional Arts Festival in the South Central and Central Highlands of 2018. "Gongs and sinus dance" bustle around the fire in front of the Kon K’ri communal yard.
“Whenever gongs and gongs are heard during festivals or cultural activities, the villagers do not distinguish old and young, men and women hold hands, footstep rhythmically with sinuses, making the atmosphere jubilant and attractive. traveler, ”shared Thai Bana. The Kon Rong communal house (Ngok Wang commune, Dak Ha district, Kon Tum province) under the starry sky.
Currently, The Beautiful Rong House in Central Highlands Vietnam is requested to protect by local government in most of the hilltribe villages due to make from bamboo construction and thatched roofs.
