Muong Luan Tower - Symbol of solidarity between Vietnam and Laos
After the end of the Burmese-Laos war, Laotians began to settle down in Dien Bien and said: "The land in Muong Luan is very beautiful, like a person standing facing Vietnam, leaning back." about Laos as a testament to the love of solidarity between the two peoples of Vietnam and Laos." From that time on, a special architectural work of art - Muong Luan Tower was built by their own hands.
Materials to build Muong Luan Tower include bricks, lime, mortar, sand and molasses, including 3 main parts: Legs, body and tower. The base of the tower is about 1 meter high, has a very sturdy square shape and at the outer end leaves a relatively wide corridor. The tower body has a large lower part and a gradually smaller upper part, with a square, solid tubular shape. Almost the most prominent decorative patterns of the tower are shown in this part. As for the tower, the patterns on the body of the tower are also decorated here but are somewhat reduced to create a more elegant and softer feeling for the tower's layout. Bright red terracotta is the main material to create most of these motifs and patterns and is also mixed with white gray, brown gray and dark gray to give the tower a somewhat ancient look.
In the past, people here often held a ceremony to enter the tower after it was completed. Every year, about 5 days before the Lunar New Year of the Kinh people, a shaman will choose an auspicious day to make offerings to the gods. After that, the shaman will choose a large male buffalo and the people will contribute money to buy it, then bring it to the slaughter tower there and wait until dark to perform the ceremony.
Ma River is a river in the basin of the Mekong River, located in the Dien Bien Dong district. Ma River has a relatively thick river and stream system and extremely abundant water resources. Running through communes such as Phinh Giang, Hang Lia, Muong Luan, Chieng So, Ma River creates advantages for people here when there is an alluvial ground along the river with extremely fertile land, very suitable for growing trees. In the rising water seasons, shrimp and fish are abundant, and there is more silt to enrich the land.
Patience and hard work are a very good virtue of the Lao people here. They cultivate rice and cotton, teach the generations behind them to spin and weave fabric, and create beautiful brocade sets to wear in festivals. Important events such as the New Rice Celebration, Water Splashing, etc. Unity is also present among the Lao people here when they live together in a very sociable and happy way with the Thai, Mong, Kho Mu ethnic groups... Because of an extremely emotional, sincere and rustic lifestyle, many Thai, Kho Mu and Xinh Mun boys and girls in Luan Gioi and Chieng So have become brides and grooms in Lao families.
Now, in Muong Luan about 30% of the commune's population is Laotians. Not only are they hardworking, Lao people are also very experienced in growing rice, weaving cotton, and fishing on the river, which is also the reason why most Lao people here have a prosperous and prosperous life. stable.