Picking 'forest blessings' earns millions in Que Phong
(Baonghean.vn) - From the 10th of December, people in mountainous districts begin to go deep into the forest to pick "forest gifts" such as giang bamboo, dong leaves, wild peach blossoms... to sell to earn money for Tet shopping.
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| Spring has come early in the mountainous district of Que Phong as locals hunt for wild peach blossoms to sell. Photo: Xuan Hoang. |
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| Many peach blossoms along the roadside are in full bloom and are for sale in the border area of Nghe An. Photo: Quang An |
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| This peach blossom branch is being sold by Tri Le - Que Phong residents for 5 million VND. Photo: Quang An. |
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| Ms. Lo Thi Nguyet in Pieng Van village, Dong Van commune said that every day she goes into the forest to collect nearly 200 bamboo tubes to sell for 1,000 VND/tube, earning nearly 200,000 VND. Photo: Quang An |
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| People take giang to choose the standard tubes, cut them into 2 tubes, tie them tightly and wait for traders to come and buy. Because Lau Thi Nam is young and healthy, she can take 400 giang tubes every day, earning 400,000 VND. She said that from now until Tet, she will strive to take giang tubes to sell, earning 4-5 million VND to cover Tet shopping expenses. Photo: Quang An |
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| Standard bamboo pipes have a circumference of 14 cm or more. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| For dong leaves, people have to go deep into the forest to find beautiful leaves. This is a dong leaf purchasing point in Dong Moi village, Dong Van commune. Mr. Du, a trader from Cua Hoi - Cua Lo town, said that he buys dong leaves from people for 200 VND/leaf, but requires the leaves to be large and beautiful, and not torn. Photo: Quang An |
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| Dong leaves are selected by traders, each bundle of 20 leaves to be transported downstream for consumption. During Tet, the consumption of dong leaves is high, so people in the highlands, especially the resettlement villages of Hua Na Hydropower Plant, go to the forest to pick dong leaves to earn extra income. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Dong leaves in Que Phong are big and beautiful, so traders buy a lot. Photo: Quang An |
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| There are passersby who buy dong leaves to wrap Tet cakes. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| There are no statistics on the amount of dong leaves and giang tubes that people collect from the forest to sell near Tet, but it can be said that this is a product that has helped thousands of poor households in Que Phong district earn extra income to cover their living expenses. In the photo: Traders collect dong leaves in Dong Van commune to transport downstream for consumption. Photo: Quang An |
