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Vietnam Peoples - The Lo Lo
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The Lo Lo mainly worship ancestors. Their villages are located on mountain slopes close to sources of water. They live in grouped villages, each village having 20 to 25 houses. These houses are built either on stilts, half on stilts and half on the ground, or level with the ground.
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Vietnam Peoples - The Laos
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Concentrated in Dien Bien and Phong Tho Districts of Lai Chau Province, Song Ma District of Son La Province, and Than Uyen District of Lao Cai Province.
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Vietnam Peoples - The La Hu
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The La Hu live in villages built on mountain slopes. These houses are level with the ground and divided by bamboo partitions. The altar for the ancestors and the kitchen are always placed at the bay of the house, which is used for the family sleeping quarters.
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Vietnam Peoples - The La Ha
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The La Ha house is built on stilts with two entrances and ladders at both ends. Young boys and girls are free to seek their love. A young boy will visit a young girl at her house playing a flute or a two-string violin to try to engage her in normal conversation.
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Vietnam Peoples - The La Chi
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The typical La Chi house is built on stilts, has three apartments, and an ancestral altar in the largest apartment. Each household has its own drums and gongs which are used in ritual ceremonies conducted by the head of the family lineage. Children take the family name of their fathers.
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