Chuchuyimlang Village

Chuchuyimlang Village is a prominent Ao Naga village located about 30 km from Mokokchung town in Mokokchung District, Nagaland. Known as the festival village of Nagaland, it is noted for its well-maintained surroundings, traditional Ao architecture, and community-based tourism. The village offers insights into Ao Naga heritage, handicrafts, and rural life amid rolling hills and forested landscapes.

Visitors can expect a clean, well-organized hill village with traditional Ao Naga houses, paved lanes, community parks and viewpoints overlooking surrounding hills and forests. The setting is rural and tranquil with terraced fields, gardens and forested slopes. Visitors can explore the village on foot, interact with local residents, observe traditional handicrafts and weaving, visit the village museum and community facilities, and experience local festivals and cultural performances when in season.

Chuchuyimlang is a historic Ao Naga settlement in the Langpangkong range of Mokokchung District. The village has played a role in the spread of Christianity and education in the Ao region alongside nearby Impur, the early headquarters of the American Baptist Mission among the Ao Nagas. It preserves traditional Ao village institutions such as the morung system.

The village is a cultural centre of the Ao Naga tribe and is known for preserving Ao traditions, language, folk songs, dances, weaving and woodcraft. It is particularly associated with the celebration of Moatsu and Tsungremong festivals and is promoted as a model cultural tourism village showcasing Naga hospitality and community life.