Tuc khang, which means spinning top, is a popular folk game for both ethnic Tay men and women in the northern mountain province of Yen Bai.
Tay women play Tuc khang.
A player needs skill and a keen eyesight to throw his top accurately enough to hit the other spinning top on the ground. In the past the Tay organized festivals and played Tuc khang only in the first two weeks of the first lunar month. Now they play it whenever they have free time.
“Traditionally the Tay play Tuc khang at spring festivals in the first lunar month. Playing games is relaxing and I can sleep well when I go home,” said Hoang Thi Truong.
At New Year’s celebrations and festivals, Tuc khang always attracts a large number of both male and female players and spectators.
This folk game is played by other ethnic groups also, but for the Tay in Luc Yen district it has become an indispensible community sport.
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