"Tribal" life in the vast Nghe An region
(Baonghean.vn) - People in the highlands of Nghe An often leave their villages to go to remote forest areas to set up production camps, living a self-sufficient life, isolated from the outside world. They are likened to a "tribe" in the middle of the vast Nghe An region.
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| The remote valleys deep in the jungle are where many Thai, Mong, and Kho Mu people in Nghe An come to set up production camps. There are many places organized as crowded residential areas, but there are also places with only 1-2 sparse households. In the photo: Camp of households in Huoi Tho village (Huu Kiem commune - Ky Son district). Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The places chosen to set up camps for farming are often located far from residential areas, a long walk away, because only such places have good soil and are not affected by diseases from the outside environment. Here, temporary huts are built to serve as both a place to live and a place to raise livestock. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| In makeshift camps, they often stay for weeks to grow rice and corn. Every step from production to harvesting takes place on site. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Although livestock farming rarely has diseases, when an epidemic breaks out, the long and isolated roads pose a great difficulty in preventing and treating livestock. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Pigs are shackled to prevent them from wandering around and damaging crops. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Every day, in addition to production, they take advantage of going to the forest and down to the stream to find vegetables, mice, and fish in the wild to improve their meals. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Food warehouses were built right in the middle of the forest for easy harvesting. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Exact time is a vague concept for many people, so here the roosters are the most effective "alarm clocks". Photo: Dao Tho |
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| An old farmer in Yen Na commune (Tuong Duong) who has lived in the forest for more than 20 years to produce like that, said: "For the past 20 years, I have been in the forest raising livestock, producing, planting trees, and in that time, I only return to my wife and children for about 1 year, the remaining 19 years are spent in the forest." The concern is, what consequences does this "field-dwelling" habit of the people have on health safety, security, order and forest protection? This issue needs the attention of local authorities. Photo: Dao Tho |
