As a minority community with fewer than 10,000 people, the Pa Then people residing in Lam Binh District, Tuyen Quang Province, possess a rich cultural heritage. Among their cultural treasures, alongside the distinctive fire dance ritual, the traditional costumes of Pa Then women stand out as a vivid symbol, clearly recognised through their striking red colour.

A festival of traditional costumes of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam’s northern region officially opened at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, in Son Tay District on the outskirts of Hanoi on November 18.