In the 54 ethnic communities of Viet Nam, the Muong ethnic group rank 4th among the largest ethnic in Vietnam. The Muong people have very close relations with the Kinh and residing in the Northern provinces, the highest density is in the Hoa Binh province and some mountainous districts of the Thanh Hoa province. The cultural identity of the Muong ethnic cultures associated with the Hoa Binh culture more than a thousand years ago. The Muong have the same origins as the Kinh, therefore, their language is in the Muong-Vietnamese group. The Muong residents primarily grow wet rice and some of them also grow corn, cassava. The Muong people have a habit of residing in the mountainous areas, where have many productive lands, near roads, convenient for business activities. Visiting the villages of the Muong people, we will see the houses on stilts leaning on the hills, facing the green fields, orchards around the house. House on stilts is a traditional house of the Muong people, designed especially convenient for living. to besides the functions for residence and storage, preventing from predators, snakes, centipedes and suitable for hot and humid climatic conditions in the mountains, the dwelling of the Muong people is a place to preserve the cultural identity, educate members in the family. The Muong people use a very special bamboo calendar type. Comparing to the other ethnic groups, the costume of the Muong are simpler but still are very characteristic. Muong people have the skirt dying technique quite meticulously, creating durable fabric color but very high gloss.

Social development and integration have affected many ethnic minority customs, but the Muong people have maintained their unique cultural values and in doing so have helped to preserve and promote the culture of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups.

The Muong are an ethnic group native to Vietnam; it is the country's third largest of 53 minority groups, with an estimated population of 1.26 million (based on the 2009 census and five years of population growth). The Muong people inhabit the mountainous region of northern Vietnam, concentrated in Hòa Bình Province and the mountainous districts of Thanh Hóa Province. They are most closely related to the ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh). The term "muong" of Thai origin means "cultivated land" or "community". To emphasize their difference from the inhabitants of the valleys and highlanders, Muong call themselves "monglong", which means "people living in the center".

While the Muong are believed to be related to the Vietnamese, ethnologists have theorized that the Muong and Kinh (ethnic Vietnamese) separation happened when the proto-Vietnamese became heavily Sinicised, beginning from the 111 BC invasion by Chinese Emperor Wu of Han, while the Muong, living in the mountains, developed independently. The Muong and the Tai have had a mutual influence on each other's culture, so today the Muong are ethnically and linguistically close to the Vietnamese, but culturally and socially similar to the Tai.The Mường (Vietnamese: người Mường) are an ethnic group native to Vietnam; it is the country's third largest of 53 minority groups, with an estimated population of 1.26 million (based on the 2009 census and five years of population growth). The Muong people inhabit the mountainous region of northern Vietnam, concentrated in Hòa Bình Province and the mountainous districts of Thanh Hóa Province. They are most closely related to the ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh). The term "muong" of Thai origin means "cultivated land" or "community". To emphasize their difference from the inhabitants of the valleys and highlanders, Muong call themselves "monglong", which means "people living in the center".

While the Muong are believed to be related to the Vietnamese, ethnologists have theorized that the Muong and Kinh (ethnic Vietnamese) separation happened when the proto-Vietnamese became heavily Sinicised, beginning from the 111 BC invasion by Chinese Emperor Wu of Han, while the Muong, living in the mountains, developed independently. The Muong and the Tai have had a mutual influence on each other's culture, so today the Muong are ethnically and linguistically close to the Vietnamese, but culturally and socially similar to the Tai.