In the highland commune of Quan Ba, home to the Bo Y ethnic community for generations, traditional costumes have been preserved almost intact through the years. No longer worn only during festivals, Tet celebrations, or important community events, Bo Y costumes have now become a distinctive cultural product, contributing to the development of community-based tourism and promoting the ethnic group’s cultural identity to visitors.

From August 29 to September 3, people across the country enjoyed a five-day holiday marking Vietnam’s National Day on September 2. As early autumn brings mild weather, clear golden sunshine, and cool breezes, Tuyen Quang has emerged as an attractive destination, welcoming large numbers of visitors from across the country to explore its natural beauty, cultural heritage, and historical landmarks. From the Special National Historical Site of Tan Trao, a land closely associated with important milestones in Vietnam’s revolutionary history, visitors continue their journey along winding mountain roads toward the UNESCO Global Geopark of Dong Van Karst Plateau.

Nestled peacefully at the foot of the Lung Cu National Flagpole, Lo Lo Chai Village is home to the Lo Lo ethnic community, where traditional customs, practices and beliefs have been preserved and passed down through generations. Every autumn, in the seventh lunar month, as cool weather settles over the rocky plateau, the Lo Lo people gather to hold their Ancestral Worship Ceremony, a traditional ritual of profound significance to the community’s cultural and spiritual life.

On August 27, Thanh Thuy Inter-level Ethnic Minority Boarding Primary and Lower Secondary School officially welcomed its first students to the new campus. The spacious and well-equipped school, featuring classrooms, boarding facilities, a dining hall, a multipurpose building and other facilities for teaching, learning and daily activities, brought joy and excitement to both teachers and students.

For years, the Tuyen Quang Thanh Tuyen Festival has become a distinctive cultural brand, while making Mid-Autumn Festival lantern models here has evolved beyond seasonal work into a community-based art form. With model prices ranging from VND 10 million to VND 100 million, the craft is providing jobs and income for many local workers.

Under the skilled hands of artisans in Trung Thinh Commune, raw silver ingots are carefully weighed, shaped, engraved, fired, and polished into exquisite pieces of jewelry. Every stage is carried out entirely by hand, requiring patience, precision, and years of accumulated experience.

Located at the foot of Quan Ba Heaven Gate, Nam Dam Community-based Cultural Tourism Village is home to the Dao ethnic community and preserves almost intact its rich traditional cultural heritage.

Nestled amid the Dong Van Karst Plateau, Pho Bang Village (Pho Bang Commune) exudes the tranquility of a borderland community, where centuries-old rammed-earth houses and the unhurried pace of life of the Mong and Hoa ethnic groups remain well preserved. The coexistence of these cultures has created a distinctive identity for Pho Bang.

Hong Thai Commune, Tuyen Quang Province, sits at an altitude of more than 1,200 meters above sea level. Every year, around early July, as the summer rains arrive, a giant "ink-wash painting" seems to awaken. Water flows from the mountain slopes through underground springs, cascading into each terraced field like shimmering waves rolling against the foot of the mountains, transforming the entire valley into a vast mirror reflecting the clouds above.

Although the war ended decades ago, bombs, landmines, and unexploded ordnance remain buried beneath the soil of the Bach Dich border area, posing a silent threat to local people and hindering the search for and recovery of fallen soldiers' remains. Amid the rugged frontier mountains, officers and soldiers of the Mine Clearance Team under Division 316 continue to work tirelessly in the field, clearing every square meter of land with the utmost sense of responsibility and precision.

Perched at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, Xa Phin Hamlet in Thanh Thuy Commune is home to 54 households, all of whom belong to the Dao ethnic group. For years, the hamlet has been affectionately known by visitors as the "moss-roof village", thanks to its dozens of traditional stilt houses with palm-leaf roofs blanketed in moss, bearing the unmistakable marks of time.

Under the sweltering summer sun, farmers across the fields of Tuyen Quang Province are working tirelessly to stay on schedule for the summer-autumn rice crop.

In June, as water from mountain streams is channeled into each terraced field, the Hoang Su Phi terraced rice fields take on a unique and captivating beauty.

The Hmong flute (khen) - a traditional musical instrument deeply intertwined with the cultural life of the Hmong people - has long been regarded as a symbol of identity in the Dong Van Karst Plateau. In Ta Co Van Hamlet, Lung Phin Commune, home to the first Hmong flute-making craft village, artisans continue to dedicate themselves to preserving the craft through meticulous workmanship. Beyond producing the distinctive melodies of the mountains, each flute carries a story of cultural inheritance, local livelihoods, and the ongoing efforts to safeguard a traditional occupation amid the changes of modern life.