As San Chi people’s biggest festival, the three-day festival of Soong Co was held on April 15-17 at Huc Dong commune in Binh Lieu mountainous district. This annual festival aims to tighten the solidarity among the community as well as preserve and develop valuable cultural value of this ethnic minority group.

The shaman performed the San Chi people’s ritual of praying for good luck.
San Chi ethnic people together sang “Soong Co” songs at Thanh Thin dam.
Locals joined the folk game of walking on stilts.
They were also skillful at spinning.
They looked happy after winning the game of catching ducks.
An exciting football match
The festival attracted plenty of tourists and locals.
A foreign tourist found it exciting to take a photo with an indeginous women.