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| During these hot days, people in the coastal districts of Quynh Luu, Dien Chau... of Nghe An are actively producing in the salt fields. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Hot noon 39 - 40oC, while workers of other professions have found ways to take shelter and rest, salt workers have to work hard in the fields. In the photo: A woman in Tan Thang hamlet, An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district is collecting soil in the salt field. Photo: Huy Thu |
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According to salt farmers, to make salt, it takes many steps: tilling the soil, drying the soil, putting the soil in a pan, filtering the water, drying the water, collecting the salt... Each salt field is usually divided into two parts: the part for tilling the soil, filtering the water and the part for drying the water, creating salt. Photo: Huy Thu
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| The salt making profession has low income, so young people in the "salt villages" have all left the village to do other jobs. The current workforce in the salt fields is mainly the elderly, children and students. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Mr. Mai Van Danh (65 years old) in An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district said: In his family, all the children work for hire, only the two of them stay home to make salt. Salt making work takes place from early morning to late afternoon. In the morning, they go to scoop water to sprinkle on the yard to dry the water, at noon they go to dig the soil, dry the soil, collect salt, filter the water... The hottest noon is the busiest time in the salt fields. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Working in the salt fields on hot days requires a lot of drinking water, so when going to work, in addition to wearing sunscreen, hats, and caps, people often bring a lot of water to drink. "Without water, we cannot stay in the fields" - a woman working in salt fields in Quynh Luu shared. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Ms. Mai Thi Sanh (80 years old) in An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu district is measuring the salinity of water while making salt in the field. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| In the salt making profession, the sunnier and windier the weather, the better the salt. The process of drying the soil and water happens quickly, and the salt crystallizes into good quality. In a year, salt can only be made during the sunny months, so despite the intense heat, people in the salt making districts stick to the fields to produce. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Salt workers not only have to cope with the constant heat, but also have to deal with the rain. In the middle of the summer sun, when the salt is crystallizing, a sudden storm comes, and if the salt workers don't clean up in time, the salt will melt. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| According to salt farmers in Quynh Luu district, salt production is hard work but the current price of salt is quite low, only 1,000 VND/kg. Working hard all day in the hot sun, but if salt is sold, the person can only earn 70,000 - 80,000 VND/person/day. In the photo: Transporting salt to the warehouse by wheelbarrow. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Making salt on hot days in Quynh Luu. Video: Huy Thu |
