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Halong bay:

As one of the UNESCO 's landscape , Halong land is endowed lot of large and small limestone islands beautiful. Because so famous, there are so many tourists come here to visit and enjoy. But do not worry, the tour will take you away from the rush to the boat journey to visit the big cave, watching the stalagmites, stalactites, swimming or snorkelling. Visit Halong with adventure indochina travel 

City Centre Hotel

Ideally situated in the center of the city, the City Centre Hotel is a comfortable boutique hotel, not far from many popular tourist destinations, luxury restaurants, and vibrant nightlife of the city. Famous throughout the country for the large number of restaurants in the surroundings and nightlife along the riverside of the nearby area, Sisowath Quay is definitely what you want to visit. All of the comfortable guestrooms at City Centre Hotel are conveniently equipped with high standard beds, free wireless Internet access, a large screen flat TV with a wide range of cable channels coming with a security safe. A conference room available together with an in-house tuk tuk service for convenient transportation in this hotel is suitable for those who are travelling on business. Angkor Silk Farm in Siem Reap

Fried noodles

Well known as the simpleton cousin of pad-Thai or amazing Japanese ramen, Cambodian fried noodles are a must-try dish on your trip to Phnom Penh. In Phnom Penh, you will have a chance to both see how vendors crack open special ramen packets and fry them up in large wok pans and taste this dish with Chinese kale, sprouts, eggs together with a myriad of Khmer sauces and local spices with no more than $2.

Central Market

At the western side of the structure facing the Monivong Boulevard, visitors can find out a host of good value food stalls. Displaying a wide range of the freshest and most healthy food, if food shopping is on your mind, Central Market is definitely a perfect choice. Remember to arrive early in the morning before all of the best food and produce has been sold out. Open from early in the morning until the early evening, Central Market is surely the best market in Phnom Penh for browsing.

Greeting in Cambodia

For foreigners, Cambodians also use a handshake, however, women still use water from the traditional greeting for guests. Principles of conduct when greeting in this country is very simple: A response to all those greeting you receive. In Cambodia, to call other people politely and with respect, it is often more from "Lok" for men and "Lok Srey" for women before their full name.

facilities, have many beautiful space.

Himawari hotel

The staff, in particular, are always so genuinely friendly and positive. Little things, like quality coffee in our room, make for a very comfortable and relaxing stay.

Ha Giang - Nung Ethnic

Nung Ethnic in Ha Giang Vietnam
Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups (54 are recognized by the Vietnamese government), each with its own language, lifestyle, and cultural heritage. Many of the local ethnic groups are known collectively in the West as Montagnard or Degar. The largest ethnic groups are: Kinh (Viet) 86.2%, Tay 1.9%, Tai Ethnic 1.7%, Mường 1.5%, Khmer Krom (Khơ Me Crộm) 1.4%, Hoa 1.1%, Nùng 1.1%, Hmong 1%, others 4.1% (1999 census). The Vietnamese term for ethnic group is literally "minority people". Travel Indochina Vietnam

The Nùng (pronounced as noong [nuːŋ]) are an ethnic minority in Vietnam whose language belongs to the Central Tai branch of the Tai-Kadai language family. The Nùng sometimes call themselves as Tho (Vietnamese: Thổ, a shared name between the Tày and the Cuối, literally means Natives). In traditional times, they were sometimes referred by the Vietnamese as Thai. The term Thai Nung is also used to distinguish them with the Chinese Nùng who were the majority ethnic group in the Nung Autonomous Territory of Hai Ninh (1947-1954). The Nùng's ethnic name is often mingled with the Tày as Tày-Nùng.

Nung people mainly distribute in Quan Ba district, they live in valleys nearly rivers, streams or hills and live on farming rice, with high cultivation technique. Their animal husbandry highly developed while other handicraft makings are very diverse such as forging, casting, carpenters, knitting, paper making and especially cloth weaving. North Vietnam tours



Clothing mainly in an indigo color, the Nung women wear five-panel robes with buttons under the right armpit. Men wear shirts upright collar leaving open at breast and belly but having a row of cloth bottons and four pockets without cover.

According to the Vietnam census, the population of the Nùng numbered about 856,412 by 1999 and 968,800 by 2009. It's estimated to be more than 1,000,000 in 2014 (based on the 2009 census and 5 years of population growth). In Vietnam, the Nùng are the third largest Tai-speaking group, preceded by the Tày and the Thái (Black Tai, White Tai and Red Tai groups), and sixth overall among national minority groups.

They are closely related to the Tày and the Zhuang. In China, the Nùng, together with the Tày, are classified as Zhuang people. The Nùng are divided into several sub-groups such as: Nùng Xuồng, Nùng Giang, Nùng An, Nùng Phàn Sình, Nùng Lòi, Nùng Cháo, Nùng Quý Rỉn, Nùng Dín, Nùng Inh, Nùng Tùng Slìn, Nùng Hàn Xích, Nùng Sẻng, Nùng Gửi, Nùng Vảng, Nùng Giang Viện, Nùng Si Kết, Nùng Vên (Én) etc. Many of the Nùng's sub-group names correspond to the geographic regions of the Nùng homeland. Hoàng Nam (2008:11) lists the following Nùng subgroups.

Clothing mainly in an indigo color, the Nung women wear five-panel robes with buttons under the right armpit. Men wear shirts upright collar leaving open at breast and belly but having a row of cloth bottons and four pockets without cover.

Culture

The Nung language resembles the Tay, and belongs to the Tay-Thai Group. The Nung have a written language called Nom Nung (Nung scripts) which has prevailed since the 17th century. The Nung have an abundant wealth of folk arts and cultural activities including folksongs and alternative songs ("sli"). The smooth melodies of the "sli" are harmonious with the natural sounds of the forests and mountains. This type of folksong is a combination of verse and music.

The "Lung Tung" (Going to the Fields) Ceremony is very well known and attracts many people of all ages. This ceremony is always organized on the first month of the lunar year.

They live in wide stilt house with the outer compartment reserved for men and ancestor worship and the inner one reserved for women. Nung people do not celebrate death anniversaries, which makes birthday (celebration of life) for those beyond 50 years old and worship for the dead on July 15th, of lunar calender.

Wedding ceremonies still preserve many ancient customs and the brother of the groom’s mother plays a very important role in representing the groom’s family in mariage proposal and organising all ceremonies related to the wedding. The Nung flokloric culture is very famous with the “Sli”, a love dialogue song of the youth.