(Baonghean.vn) - As night falls, farmers in the rice district go out to the fields using flashlights to "hunt" for field crabs to sell to traders who ship them to Hanoi. The spring rice crop is blooming so the field crabs are fatter.
Crabs hunting clip
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| When night falls, farmers from some communes: Bac Thanh, Xuan Thanh, Tang Thanh, Nam Thanh... of Yen Thanh district go out to "hunt" for field crabs. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Locals said that crabs often come out of their burrows to look for food at night, so they are easy to detect when shining a flashlight. Photo: Quang An |
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| The tools to "hunt" crabs at night only require a pair of boots, a flashlight and a small plastic bucket. Photo: Quang An |
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| Most people ride motorbikes to the fields to move to crab hunting locations. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| The joy of Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, Hamlet 4, Bac Thanh Commune, after more than 2 hours of catching nearly 2 kg, sold for 80,000 VND. Thanks to the income from "hunting" crabs at night, her family has money to spend during the day. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| At 9 p.m., people gathered at the intersection of Bac Thanh commune to import crabs for traders, in time to transport them to Hanoi and Hai Phong by passenger bus. Ms. Dang Thi Thu Hien, who specializes in buying and collecting crabs in Bac Thanh commune, said: Crabs are purchased all year round, so farmers often go to the fields to catch crabs at night to earn extra income. Ms. Hien alone buys more than 30 kg each night. Photo: Quang An |
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| Locals said that this is the time of year when field crabs are the fattest because it is the time when spring rice is blooming. However, this season the purchase price is lower than at the beginning of the year, currently traders buy at 43,000 VND/kg, after Tet the price increases to 90,000 VND/kg. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| After purchasing from the people, traders transport them to the Gam market intersection, Xuan Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) to put them on passenger buses to transport them to Hanoi that same night. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
X.Hoang - Quang An
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