As one of many tourist villages of the province in general and of Kon Tum city in particular, Kon K'Tu tourist village, Dak Ro Wa commune is known to many people because of its long-standing, ancient and somewhat pristine nature. with other ethnic minority villages.
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| The village's communal house |
From Dao Duy Tu street, turn to Bac Kan street, then drive over the Kon K'lor suspension bridge - a red iron bridge, once considered by many tourists to be the iron hammock of the Central Highlands; Cross the bridge about more than 200m, turn left and there is only one single road to enter Kon K'Tu, just go straight to see both sides of the vast green road of rice fields, sugar cane fields and the river. Dak Bla curves tightly around the foot of the mountain.
The flat asphalt road is about more than 5 kilometers long, going sideways so it took us nearly 30 minutes to reach the village. It's been a while since I've been back, the road seems narrower because many solid houses have sprung up. The economy is developing and according to the people, "the forest is getting farther and farther away" so Kon K'Tu no longer has as many stilt houses as in the past.
Just a few months after being "elected" as Village Chief, when asked about the big and small stories of the village, Mr. A Biuh (born in 1971) recounted: "Last year the village reduced 4 poor households; now there are 42 More poor households out of a total of 126 households. This year, the villagers continue to tell each other to do business, striving to reduce a few more poor households. At least it should be the same as last year, and the whole village will have over 400 hectares land for agricultural production, mainly growing wheat and rice; in the village, there are 2 children studying at University and College" - As he said this, Mr. A Biuh smiled happily and looked proud.
Mr. A Biuh added: 15 years ago - since 2002, Kon K'Tu village has become known to many people and has become a famous tourist village of the city, so people's lives have gradually improved. because of accompanying services such as homestay, that is, instead of tourists staying at hotels or motels, they will sleep at local houses, eat together and participate in some activities with the hosts such as farming, farming, fishing...; Accompanying homestay travel are cooking services with dishes requested by tourists, mainly typical dishes of local ethnic minorities such as grilled chicken dipped in é salt, can wine, and bamboo-tube rice. , grilled stream fish, cassava leaves...; then play gongs, dance, sing love songs...
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| The stilt house for guests of Ms. Y Na's family |
As one of the two most methodical homestay-style tourism households in the village, Y Na and A Ben have a spacious property with two adjacent houses: one built in the traditional style of a Kinh house. : level 4 house with three compartments tiled roof; One house is made in the traditional house style of the Ba Na people, which is a stilt house with all materials taken from the forest such as thatched roofs; Walls, floors, and doors are made of bamboo leaves left whole or split in half, sometimes crushed and woven with patterns; The stairs are made of forest trees to make them rustic...
While rearranging the furniture in the room of a French tourist who had just checked out, Ms. Y Na said: Having been introduced by the province's Tourism Company, her family has an average of 30 - 50 visitors a month. come to stay. Visitors coming here are mainly from France, Italy and Belgium. They like to sleep in stilt houses and eat the food of their people. During the day, I like to go boating on the Dak Bla River and work in the fields with my family. In addition to taking tourists to visit some places in the province, their 3 children also help their parents guide guests while staying at the homestay service.
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| Women in the village weave brocade in their leisure time |
Saying goodbye to Ms. Y Na's house, we left the car at the communal house and walked along the clean concrete roads made from program 135, the new rural program that runs long, weaving into each house. I hear the rattle of the loom somewhere. And here it is, not far from the communal house, a small stilt house made entirely of wood, umbrellas and cork that only specializes in weaving brocade for women in the village during their leisure time, free from housework, lying humbly in the shade. tree. It's called a stilt house, but the floor is very low, the stairs only take 2-3 steps to reach the floor. I poked my head in, and as soon as I finished saying hello, the girls, sisters, and even younger sisters quickly invited me, giggling: Come in, do you want to try weaving? Looking at it, it seems easy, but weaving a brocade with patterns and motifs requires a skillful technique, skill, meticulousness and especially perseverance and patience.
It was late afternoon, the sun began to go down behind the mountains, we ran along the banks of the Dak Bla River with a long white sand beach dotted with pebbles as big as chicken and duck eggs. The river water is clear and cool, I want to immerse myself in it like in my childhood. All the tiredness and worries and burdens of life now seem to be gone...
The sound of church bells ringing echoed from the middle of the village. It's late afternoon. Wood stove smoke was flying from the rooftops. People here still keep the habit of cooking with wood stoves even though almost every house has a gas stove. They say cooking rice on a wood stove is tastier and more cozy. Looking at the afternoon smoke, the feeling of missing my homeland rushed back. I feel my eyes sting...
Saying goodbye to Kon K'Tu, we boarded the car and returned with an indescribable joy in our hearts. So peaceful, Kon K'Tu!