Mai Chau Valley

From Hoa Binh Township, going farther about 60 kilometres, we will meet Mai Chau. At here, people need to pass the slope Cun which is actually a tortuous and dangerous path. Passing the slope, we will reach Thung Chuoi Mountain pass from which we can take a view to the area below - Mai Chau Valley, which is a very beautiful valley with green paddy fields and tiny, nice houses.

Visiting the mountainous hamlets Lac and Pom Coong at the valley, travelers will be greeted warmly. These are two villages that have been used to develop and exploit tourism benefits by Thai Trang people (the local inhabitants) for more than ten years. It is easy to catch a view of the girls working on looms under, at the base of the houses on stilts. These are also souvenir products manufactured by Thai people such as "pieu" handkerchiefs, wallets, handbags and clothes made of brocade. And one thing to remember, once coming here, the tourists should taste the specialities of this region: delicious "ruou can" (wine drunk out of a jar through pipes) made of "nep" (glutinous rice), "hinh ho" leaf, ginger and so on, and "com lam" (a rice dish) Mai Chau.

	Tiny and nice houses beside the green paddy fields
	Products made by skillful and clever hands of Thai girls