Content: Chapters: 1 - Preface. Overview of Dao Ho in Lao Cai province. Population. Economic activities. Organization of family & society. 2 - Culture of the Dao Ho people in Lao Cai. Religions & beliefs. Ceremonies of citizenship establishment. 3 - Dao Ho shaman. Getting into the procession & practice of worship. The sacred world of the shaman. 4 - The role of shaman in spiritual & cultural life of Dao Ho people at the present in the context of current development. 5 - Appendix. Photos for the illustration.