Nestled along the Nuoc La River, Tak Chuom village is like a miniature Tak Po with houses crowded together and village roads leading to the path. After the rain, the mist covers the stilt houses, as if preserving the memory of a village once known as the "wine cellar" of Tra Mai commune.
“Tak Chuom used to be Tra Mai’s obsession,” said my colleague Ho Van Nai. “In the memories of his generation, the village seemed to be “cursed” by alcohol. Almost every house had someone drinking, getting drunk from early morning to late afternoon.”
The village is located right in the center of the district, but day by day, the sound of wine clinking in bamboo tubes replaces the lullaby, and the sound of gongs and drums is also absent during village festivals. Wine brings poverty, hunger, and even tears. Many children grow up orphaned because of a seemingly harmless cup of wine. Weeds grow up to their heads.
The opportunity came when Tra Mai was chosen as a pilot commune for new rural construction. And Tak Chuom - a part of Tak Po center, where favorable conditions for transportation, electricity, schools, and stations converge - cannot continue to be a "wrinkle" in the newly painted picture.
Propaganda and mobilization campaigns were vigorously implemented. Cadres stayed in the village, persistently “knocking on every door”, talking to each person. Along with that were practical projects: Concrete roads in the village were expanded, suspension bridges connecting the two banks of the river were firmly constructed. Houses were renovated, fences were rebuilt, and abandoned plots of land were gradually awakened with cassava rows, corn fields, and rice fields.
The change started with pioneering households - like Nai, cadres and civil servants who came to live in the village - and then gradually spread. People saw the bright example, they started to gradually give up drinking wine, put away the yeast jars, and replaced them with hoes, plows, and dreams of a new day.
In 2023, Nam Tra My district officially included Tak Chuom in the list of community tourism villages. From here, a new chapter was written, recording the change in people's thinking.
Tours to experience the life of the Ca Dong people were formed. Visitors came, stayed in stilt houses, ate mountain meals, participated in gong festivals, learned to weave, and listened to fairy tales told in the Ca Dong language by the night fire.
Ms. Alang Thi Nhu Tien - in charge of the community art troupe of Tak Chuom village said that each person becomes a local "tour guide", each house becomes a rest stop, each stream and forest becomes a unique tourism product.
Once a week, the villagers gather to practice gongs, dance and sing. Meeting more, knowing more, the spirit of solidarity is increasingly enhanced. Not only for themselves and their families, the people of Tak Chuom village now know how to live for the community. They donate land to open a road to the waterfall behind the village, creating a highlight for tourists.
Every roof now has a flower garden, every street is lined with flags and cultural signs. The name Tak Chuom is no longer associated with wine, but with festivals, smiles and the brilliant colors of brocade in the middle of the forest.
Coming to Tak Chuom today, the atmosphere is very different from the past. The sound of gongs and drums is bustling every afternoon. The fire in each house is filled with stories of life and the village. Children are chattering on their way to school, the elderly are growing vegetables and raising chickens. Each person seems to be contributing a beat to the village's revival symphony.
Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/cuoc-chuyen-minh-cua-tak-chuom-3156863.html
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