Brocade making has been central to the culture of ethnic minorities in Vietnam for thousands of years. Today, the craft is still maintained by these communities in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai as it is deeply imbued with distinctive characteristics of highlanders.

Bac Ha horse racing festival was recognised as a national intangible heritage on May 31, setting the scene for the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai to foster preservation of its distinctive north-western cultures.