Tea drying, indigo dyeing by hand in the sea of ​​clouds of Ta Xua

    Đan Thanh |

    Son La - Visitors can experience crafts such as tea leaf roasting and indigo dyeing in Ta Xua, to learn more about tradition and learn how to awaken the senses.

    Ta Xua (Bac Yen, Son La) nam o do cao hon 2800m so voi muc nuoc bien la mot diem den san may noi tieng o Tay Bac. Du khach thuong toi day vao thang 9 den thang 4 nam sau de ngam bien may bong benh, trekking leo nui Sa Mu, cam trai ngu leu qua dem...
    Ta Xua (Bac Yen, Son La) is located at an altitude of more than 2,800m above sea level and is a famous cloud hunting destination in the Northwest. Tourists often come here from September to April of the following year to watch the floating sea of ​​clouds, trek up Sa Mu mountain, camp overnight...
    Ngoc Anh, mot du khach tre Ha Noi, lai co co hoi kham pha con nguoi va thien nhien Ta Xua theo mot cach khac biet. Co gai chon di 2 ngay 1 dem theo tour ban dia nhung hoc ve nghe thu cong lam tra va vai cham.
    Ngoc Anh, a young tourist from Hanoi, had the opportunity to explore the people and nature of Ta Xua in a different way. She chose to go on a 2-day, 1-night local tour but learned about the craft of making tea and indigo fabric.
    Chi Thuy Nguyen, chu thong dong retreat, mot co so luu tru o Ta Xua cung la nguoi co y tuong mo tour cho khach tu tay hoc cach sao tra tuoi va lam hoa tiet nhuom vai cham. Chi Thuy chia se: “Xuat phat tu nhung chuyen di choi, trai nghiem ca nhan va ban be, tu nhung tro choi binh thuong nhung dan duoc lam theo cach chin chu, nghiem tuc hon va hinh thanh nhung tour trai nghiem nhu hien nay“.
    Ms. Thuy Nguyen, owner of Thong Dong Retreat, an accommodation facility in Ta Xua, is also the one who came up with the idea of ​​opening a tour for guests to learn how to roast fresh tea and make indigo dyeing patterns. Ms. Thuy shared: “It started from trips, personal experiences and friends, from normal games but gradually became more meticulous and serious, and formed the current experiential tours.”
    Su hao huc cua nhung du khach lan dau nhin thay cac cong doan lam tra va tu xan tay ao vao sao tra nhu mot nguoi tho hoc viec.
    The excitement of first-time visitors seeing the tea making process and rolling up their sleeves to roast tea like an apprentice.
    Tra o Ta Xua duoc xu ly thu cong hoan toan, sao tay, rut kho nuoc tren chao cung la mot cau chuyen dem den cho khach nhieu bat ngo. Nhung du khach lan dau trai nghiem nhu Ngoc Anh cam nhan tu tay cham vao tung chat lieu, danh thuc kha nang cam nhan cua ban than hon. Mong muon cua chi Thuy khi lam tour cung la giup du khach phan nao hieu cach su dung giac quan de tai nhan thuc cuoc song.
    The tea leaves in Ta Xua are completely processed by hand, roasted by hand, and drained in a pan, which is also a story that brings many surprises to visitors. First-time visitors like Ngoc Anh can feel each material by hand, awakening their ability to feel. Ms. Thuy's wish when making the tour is also to help visitors understand how to use their senses to re-perceive life.
    Trai nghiem lam tra va thuong tra duoc thuc hien o xuong cua anh Kien Nong Dan. Khong chi hoc cach lam tra, sao tu tuoi thanh kho, du khach con duoc ngoi xuong nghe chuyen xem cach pha tra va cam tra cua chu nha.
    The experience of making and tasting tea is carried out at the Kien Nong Dan craft workshop. Not only do visitors learn how to make tea, roast it from fresh to dry, but they also sit down and listen to the owner's story about how to make tea and taste the tea.
    Sau lam tra, Ngoc Anh duoc chi Thuy dan tour toi xuong nhuom cham Ta Sua's Stories cua anh Thinh nam o mot vi tri rat dep. “Khong nghi la co mot noi an tuong nhu vay o Ta Xua, view nhin thang tam mat ra xa la nui doi, thung lung, ruong bac thang,… nhin rat da mat. Xuong trang tri gian di nhung rat xinh xan va nen tho“, Anh ke ve su tram tro cua minh khi lan dau den xuong nhuom.
    After making tea, Ngoc Anh was taken on a tour by Ms. Thuy to Mr. Thinh's Ta Sua's Stories indigo dyeing workshop, located in a very beautiful location. "I didn't think there was such an impressive place in Ta Xua, with a view straight into the distance of mountains, hills, valleys, terraced fields, etc. It was very pleasing to the eye. The workshop was simply decorated but very pretty and poetic," Anh said about her amazement when she first came to the dyeing workshop.
    Den day, qua chia se cua anh Thinh – chu xuong nhuom cham, Ngoc Anh biet them ve nguon goc cua nhuom cham, cach cac nuoc nhuom cham khac nhau ra sao, va ly do vi sao co nhung cach nhuom khac nhau nhu vay. Ban cung duoc gioi thieu ve cac ky thuat tao hinh thu vi tren tam vai, co the tao bang cach ve sap ong, ve bang cac tao hinh co san hay don gian la chi can buoc cac diem lai de tao ra cac hoat tiet doc nhat.
    Here, through the sharing of Mr. Thinh - the owner of the indigo dyeing workshop, visitors learn more about the origin of indigo dyeing, how different countries dye indigo, and why there are different dyeing methods. You are also introduced to interesting techniques for creating shapes on the fabric, which can be created by drawing with beeswax, drawing with available shapes or simply tying dots to create unique patterns.
    Thanh pham tao hoa tiet va nhuom cham cho vai cua du khach sau khi lam xong se duoc phoi kho duoi nang. Theo chi Thuy, mua dong o Ta Xua rat lanh, nhiet do thuong xuong duoi 10 do. Cham phai duoc giu am moi co kha nang sinh truong, phat trien va chin. Tra cung khong bat mam, len choi moi de thu hai. Vi vay ma thoi gian sap xep tour cung can dai hon, chuan bi ki cang hon.
    The finished products of creating patterns and dyeing indigo for tourists' fabrics will be dried in the sun after being made. Winter in Ta Xua is very cold, the temperature often drops below 10 degrees Celsius. Indigo must be kept warm to be able to grow, develop and ripen. Tea also does not sprout, grow new shoots for harvesting. Therefore, the time to arrange the tour also needs to be longer, more carefully prepared.
    Ngoc Anh va nhung nguoi ban lan dau nhuom cham, cam tren tay thanh pham tu tao ra chi sau vai gio chia se cua anh Thinh, chi Thuy. “Sau chuyen di minh duoc mang goi tra tu tay sao tren chao nong va chiec khan mau cham cung nhung hoa tiet tu tay ve mang ve. Goi tra mang ve rat thom. Cam tren tay thanh qua cua ban than cam giac cung tran quy hon. Va mua dong nay minh co them mot chiec khan am khong he dung hang“, co gai Ha Noi tam su.
    Ngoc Anh and her friends dyed indigo for the first time, holding in their hands the finished product they created after just a few hours of sharing with Mr. Thinh and Ms. Thuy. “After the trip, I was able to bring home a tea package that I had roasted on a hot pan and an indigo scarf with hand-drawn patterns. The tea package I brought back was very fragrant. Holding in my hands the result of my own work, I felt more precious. And this winter, I have a warm scarf that is one of a kind,” the Hanoi girl confided.
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