Frames in the heritage stream

It is the Mong flute dance amidst the bustling atmosphere of the spring festival. It is the colorful embroidery of patterns on the Red Dao people's costumes, standing out in the deep green mountains and forests. It is the quiet and sacred moment when the shaman performs the coming-of-age ceremony - a rite of passage that connects a person's life with the community. It is the image of a girl weaving, exuding the simple beauty of everyday life in the highlands.

With a subtle feeling of attachment to the land and people of the highlands, the authors chose intimate camera angles, took advantage of natural light and especially waited for the "decisive moment" - to record not only beautiful images but also the spirit of the ethnic groups' lives. Unstaged, completely natural, the photos appear as a mosaic of memories and the present, showing a multi-ethnic Thai Nguyen , rich in rituals, brilliant in traditional costumes, and rich in identity in folk performances.

I love the guitar. Photo: Ngo Duc Mich

Teaching. Photo: Thanh Thao

Mong flute. Photo: Viet Hung

Traditional profession. Photo: Thanh Ban

Legacy. Photo: Bui Khac Thien

Flowers of the mountain. Photo: Dang Hai

Mountain girl. Photo: Ngoc Hai

San Chay people's fire god worship. Photo: Viet Hung

By the fire. Photo: Dang Dang

Portrait of a Red Dao woman. Photo: Au Ngoc Ninh