Speaking about his project, Luong Xuan Hoi, secretary of Vu

Linh Commune's Party Unit, said local people's life has changed
a lot since they began participating in tourism.
Ni v d n ca ng y, Luong Xuan Hoi, n v ng th k ca x Vu Linh,
ni rng cuc sng ca dn a phng thay i nhiu t khi h bt u tham
gia v ngnh du lch
Previously, it was not easy for them to earn more than VND2
million ($94.65) a month, as they only did farm work, but now,
that has changed.
Trc kia, vic kim hn 2 triu vnd 1 thng vi h l khng d,
h ch lm vic ng n, nhng by gi, iu thay i
The way Frdo has done tourism, moreover, has contributed to
the preservation of local culture, the official said.
Hn th na, Cch m Fredo lm vi ngnh du lch gp phn
bo tn vn ha a phng, ng th k ni
Frdo himself has changed a lot over the years.
Bn thn Fredo thay i nhiu nhng nm va qua
He can speak both Vietnamese and the Dao people's language
fluently. Although he is based in Hanoi, he visits and stays in
the village often, and has learnt a lot about the Dao culture,
from the meaning of pillars in their traditional houses to the
practice of burning incense and offering chicken to the spirits
before building houses.
ng y c th ni c c ting Vit v ting ngi Dao 1 cch
tri chy. mc d ng sinh sng HaNoi, nhng thng n
thm v li ngi lng, v hc c nhiu v vn ha ngi
Dao, t ngha ca nhng ci ct trong nh truyn thng ca
h n vic tp thp hng v cng g cho cc linh hn(v
thn) trc khi xy nh

He loves in particular the festival that Dao people celebrate at

the beginning of the spring to mark the start of a new rice
season.
ng y yu nhng ci l ring m c ngi Dao t chc vo
u ma xun nh du s bt u ca 1 ma go mi
"It is a beautiful aspect of culture," he said. "People thank the
plants, heaven and the earth for giving them a good life and
harvest."
N tht l 1 nt p vn ha ng y ni, con ngi cm n
cy ci, thin ng(bu tri) v mt t cho h v ma v
1 cuc sng tt
He regularly takes his 10-year-old son to Ngoi Tu, where the boy
plays with local children. And, like his father, he has learnt to
speak Vietnamese and the Dao language very well. Frdo is
divorced and has two children.
ng y thng dt con trai 10 tui ca ng y n Ngoi Tu, ni
m cu b chi vi nhng a tr bn a. V, nh l b ca
mnh, cu b ni ting Vit v ting Dao rt tt. Fredo li
d v c 2 con.