Pho Cao Village

Pho Cao Village is a traditional Hmong settlement located in Pho Cao Commune, Dong Van District, Tuyen Quang Province, within the Dong Van Karst Plateau UNESCO Global Geopark in northern Vietnam. The village is notable for its well-preserved rammed-earth houses with yin-yang tiled roofs, narrow alleys, and authentic ethnic minority culture. It is known for its weekly highland market and scenic valley setting surrounded by limestone mountains and buckwheat fields.

Visitors can expect a quiet highland valley village with rows of traditional Hmong rammed-earth houses with wooden frames and yin-yang tiled roofs lining narrow stone alleys. The setting is surrounded by limestone karst mountains, corn fields and seasonal buckwheat flower fields. Visitors can walk through the village, observe daily life, see traditional house architecture, visit the small Pho Cao Market area, interact with local Hmong residents, and photograph the rural landscape and mountain backdrop.

Pho Cao is a long-established Hmong settlement in the Dong Van Karst Plateau, an area recognized as UNESCO Global Geopark. The village preserves traditional rammed-earth building techniques and settlement patterns that reflect the history of Hmong communities in the northern limestone highlands.

The village is a cultural center for the Hmong ethnic group, showcasing traditional architecture, costumes, language and customs. Its weekly market and preserved houses demonstrate the living heritage and daily life of highland ethnic minorities in northern Vietnam.