Inside the world's best tourist village, there are hundreds of ancient stilt houses in Lang Son

Đan Thanh (Ảnh: Chu Đức Giang) |

Lang Son - Quynh Son community tourism village located in the middle of Bac Son rice valley was honored as the world's best tourist village in 2025.

Lang du lich cong dong Quynh Son thuoc xa Bac Son, tinh Lang Son nam cach thu do Ha Noi khoang 160km. Hien lang co gan 450 ngoi nha san voi tuoi doi gan tram nam. Dau thang 10, lang Quynh Son duoc UN Tourism (To chuc Du lich Lien Hiep Quoc) vinh danh la Lang du lich tot nhat nam 2025.
Quynh Son community tourism village in Bac Son commune, Lang Son province is located about 160km from the capital Hanoi. Currently, the village has nearly 450 stilt houses nearly a hundred years old. In early October, Quynh Son village was honored by the United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) as the Best Tourist Village in 2025.
Ngoi lang co khoang 1.800 nhan khau la dan toc Tay dinh cu lau doi. Ngoai ra, cac dan toc anh em la Nung, Dao cung sinh song duoi nhung nep nha san truyen thong.
The village has about 1,800 people who are long-standing Tay ethnic people. In addition, the related ethnic groups of Nung and Dao also live under the traditional stilt houses.
Nha san cua nguoi Tay o Quynh Son duoc dung bang go quy, lop mai ngoi am duong. Dac biet phan lon nha san deu huong ve phia nam vi quan niem cua dan dia phuong day la huong tot.
The stilt houses of the Tay people in Quynh Son were built with precious wood, covered with Yin-yang tiles. In particular, most stilt houses are facing south because the local people believe that this is a good direction, like the saying "Taking a gentle wife, building a house in the South".
Nam giua thung lung Bac Son o do cao hon 600m, bao quanh lang Quynh Son la cac day nui da voi trung diep. Dac biet moi mua lua chin thang 7 hoac thang 10, khi thung lung lua chin vang, ngoi lang tro thanh diem den khong the bo qua cua cac du khach va nhiep anh gia.
Located in the middle of Bac Son valley at an altitude of over 600m, surrounded by Quynh Son village with rows of limestone mountains. Especially every ripe rice season in July or October, when the rice valley is golden ripe, the village becomes a must-see destination for tourists and photographers.
Song Thuong chay uon luon mang nguon nuoc tuoi tieu va phuc vu doi song cho nguoi dan lang Quynh Son.
The Thuong River flows windingly, bringing water for irrigation and serving the lives of the people of Quynh Son village.
Mot goc lang que tho mong niu chan du khach phuong xa.
A corner of the poetic countryside that captivates visitors from afar.
Nhung ngoi nha san nam san sat, ngan nap nep minh duoi chan nui, huong mat ra canh dong. Tu nam 2010, lang Quynh Son duoc chuyen doi thanh lang du lich cong dong, nguoi dan khong chi tap trung lam cong viec dong ang nhu truoc day ma co y tuc trong giu gin canh quan, ve sinh moi truong va bat dau cac dich vu nhu homestay, cung cap cho an ngu cho du khach.
The stilt houses are flat, covered with a lid at the foot of the mountain, facing the fields. Since 2010, Quynh Son village has been transformed into a community tourism village, people not only focus on farming as before but also have a meaning in preserving the landscape, cleaning the environment and starting services such as homestays, providing accommodation for tourists.
De ngam toan canh thung lung Bac Son, du khach co the leo nui Na Lay cao gan 700m. Day la vi tri ly tuong cua cac nhiep anh gia hang nam toi san tim khoanh khac binh minh, bien may va mua vang.
To see the whole of Bac Son valley, visitors can climb Na Lay mountain, nearly 700m high. This is an ideal location for photographers who come every year to hunt for the moment of dawn, sea of clouds and golden season.
Den voi lang van hoa du lich cong dong Quynh Son, du khach duoc tim hieu cac net van hoa dac sac cua nguoi Tay nhu cac lan dieu hat then, choi dan tinh, trai nghiem nhieu mon an truyen thong nhu lon quay, banh chung Tay, banh la ngai, khau nhuc...
Coming to Quynh Son community tourism village, visitors can learn about the unique cultural features of the Tay people such as Then singing, dan playing, experiencing many traditional dishes such as pork rolls, Tay Chung cakes, banh la ngai, nhuc...
Nhung ngay mua thu thanh binh nay, ban ngay toi lang Quynh Son du khach di bo, dap xe quanh lang dao choi, ngam lua chin trai tham khap noi hoac thu suc lam nong dan tham gia gat lua. Buoi toi den to chuc lua trai, ngam sao, lang nghe nhung lan dieu hat Then truyen thong.
These peaceful autumn days, in the coming day, Quynh Son village will have visitors walking and cycling around the village to walk, watch the ripe rice spread everywhere or try to make farmers participate in harvesting rice. In the evening, go to organize a campfire, watch the stars, listen to traditional Then singing melodies.
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