Building the biggest Rong house in the Central Highlands

On February 14th, Le Duc Hoa, Vice Chairman of Thang Loi precinct People’s Committee, Kon Tum province, said that the Ba Na ethnic minority group in the Kon Klor village has started the rebuilding of the Rong house of the Kon Klor – the biggest Rong house in the Central Highlands, which was burnt in May 2010.
The Rong house was built on the foundation of the old house. It will be 22 metres in height, 16 metres in length, and 6.5 metres in width, on the total area of 100m2. It will be built by traditional materials such as bamboo and leaves.
Local people will contribute materials and working days to build the house which is expected to be completed on the occasion of the southern liberation for national unification (Apr.30).