A traditional rammed-earth house in Pho Bang commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. (Photo: VNA)
Hmong people build their rammed-earth houses from thick, compacted earth, without using any pillars or stakes for support. (Photo: VNA)
These houses typically have two floors – the ground floor for living and daily activities, while the upper floor is used for storing crops and farming tools. (Photo: VNA)
Kitchen smoke drifts over a rammed-earth house’s yin-yang tiled roofs. (Photo: Khanh Hoa – VNA)
With their ancient architecture, rammed-earth houses are regarded as a symbol of Hmong culture in the Karst Plateau. (Photo: VNA)
A glimpse into daily life inside a rammed-earth house. (Photo: VNA)
A rammed-earth house of Hmong people in Lao Xa village, Sung La commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. (Photo: VNA)
White pear blossoms bloom beside a rammed-earth houses in Pho Bang commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. (Photo: VNA)
Rammed-earth houses – A cultural heritage of Hmong people in Ha Giang
Rammed-earth houses are a distinctive cultural feature of the Hmong people living in the Dong Van Karst Plateau, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang. Traditionally, these homes are considered a measure of a family's wealth and heritage, reflecting how long a Hmong lineage has settled in the region.
