(Baonghean.vn) - These days, in the mountainous districts of Nghe An, the outdoor temperature sometimes drops below 10 degrees Celsius.oC. Despite the biting cold at midnight, people still went to the stream to catch tadpoles and fish to improve their meals.
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| This winter, the temperature dropped sharply, with many days in the mountainous areas of Nghe An only reaching 10 degrees Celsius, especially at night, the weather was very cold. However, despite the harsh weather conditions, people in Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong) still waded through streams to collect tadpoles and fish to improve their living conditions. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Because of the cold weather, before going down to the stream, people often light a fire to warm themselves when they get back ashore. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Women often go in groups of 5-7 people in a row, using a basket to scoop up fish. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Tadpoles and stream fish often hide under layers of rocks, so the women have to turn the rocks over and use their feet to chase them into the bay. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| The practice of lining up horizontally along the stream also makes it difficult for fish and mollusks to escape. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| According to local people's experience, on sunny days, they will catch a lot of fish in the evening. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Locals say that this tadpole is the larva of a forest frog. This season the tadpoles are bigger and fatter, and by the end of January the tadpoles will be gone. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| While women use scoops to scoop up fish, men cast sharp nets or use cast nets to catch fish... Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| A stream fish caught in the net. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| This man uses a net to catch stream fish. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Locals say that each night a person can scoop up about 2 kg of fish and tadpoles. Tadpoles can be processed into dishes such as grilled tadpoles, banana leaf sprouts, stir-fried with lemongrass and chili... Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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