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To maintain the minority villages of thatched house on stilts, we have been encouraging works with the view to preserving and maintaining their traditions. We have also been investing money in Gong music for the local people to practice the traditional folksongs and unique dances and help the villagers to rebuild the Rong houses(Communal houses).
With the active participation of local communities, the Government has taken suitable measures to restrain the exploitation of precious timbers. Local members of minority groups are encouraged to learn about the value of and participate in the protection of the eco-preservation zones and have been encouraged to replant some areas of forest that had been exploited.
On our trips, the local guides help educate the minority villagers about environmental issues, such as having dustbins and keeping animals away from water sources. We also work with the local authorities to encourage the trade villages of handicraft weaving and wood article-making to earn more as income.
We deduct 50% for the villages where tourists come to visit and stay overnight and 30% for the local authorities to use on official administration managements and area securities. The villagers can use this money for their community activities such as to repair the Rong houses, village schools, infirmaries, watering spring places, grave abandoning and funeral ceremonies.
We encourage the local people to preserve the values of traditional culture and organise other tourist culture activities which create opportunities for the whole community to have stable income and contribute to the sustainable development of the tourist sites.
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