The student crosses the river on a bamboo raft to get to class every day.

(Baonghean.vn) – Every day, little boy Luong Van Huynh crosses the Giang River to school on a wobbly and risky bamboo raft. More than ever, Huynh and the people of Gon Hill are wishing for a small bridge across the river.

Watch Luong Van Huynh cross the river to get to class:

The house of Luong Van Huynh's family (born in 2004, grade 7, Cao Veu Secondary School, Phuc Son Commune, Anh Son District) is in the Gon hill area, in Veu 3 village - a border village of the commune, about 30 km from the commune center. This hill area is located on the right bank of the Giang River, with 6 households living there, making travel extremely difficult, especially the journey to school for the children is extremely arduous and arduous. The children have to walk between the steep trails, one side is a mountain and the other is a cliff, then cross the river... Photo: Cong Kien

At the river's edge there is a raft ready, the raft is made of bamboo very simply, with a long rope tied to both sides of the bank for the raft driver to hold on to, both to keep the raft from being pushed downstream by the water, and to use his hands to pull to create force to push the raft to the other bank. Photo: Cong Kien

The Saigon hill area currently has 2 middle school students and 4 preschoolers. The preschoolers are often taken across the river by their parents very early, while Huynh and another friend have to pull a raft across the river themselves. Photo: Cong Kien

Huynh's school bag was placed right on the raft, if the raft swayed when it encountered waves or a strong current, the school bag could easily fall into the water. Photo: Cong Kien

Every day, Thai ethnic student Luong Van Huynh crosses the river at least twice on a fragile bamboo raft in the middle of the undulating river. On days when he has two classes, the number of times he crosses the river doubles. Photo: Cong Kien

Huynh often leaves his bicycle at an acquaintance's house on the left bank. When the raft reaches the shore, he ties the rope carefully, then goes to his acquaintance's house to get his bicycle and continue his journey to class. Photo: Cong Kien

The distance from the parking lot to the school is about 3 km, the road is paved so traveling is quite convenient. Photo: Cong Kien

In class, Luong Van Huynh always listens attentively to lectures, takes notes and does his homework completely. Photo: Cong Kien

After school, when he got home it was almost noon, his father was working far away, his mother had not returned from the fields yet, his sisters were married, Huynh went to the kitchen to light a fire to cook a meal. Teacher Hoang Ngoc Yeng - Principal of Cao Veu Secondary School said, Luong Van Huynh is a hard-working student, overcoming difficulties and attending class regularly even though the school is far from home, having to cross the river many times every day. In his studies, he always strives to achieve the best results. Photo: Cong Kien

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