Boarding students in the mountainous region of Nghe An hunt cicadas to improve their meals.
(Baonghean.vn) - On early summer afternoons, boarding students in Con Phen village, Huu Khuong commune, Tuong Duong district go to the stream to hunt for cicadas. This is both a hobby and a way for them to improve their daily meals.
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| At Huu Khuong Primary School in Con Phen village, many students come from villages living freely in the middle of Ban Ve hydroelectric lake. They live in the school dormitory. Some build huts next to the school. After school, students go out to find more vegetables and other things that can be used as food to improve their dinner. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Others "make" traps to hunt cicadas, a hobby that primary school boys love every summer. In the photo, Moong Van Thuy from Huoi Pung village, Huu Khuong commune is chewing a plant called "co tang" to trap cicadas. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| After being chewed and soaked in water, the sap becomes a sticky glue used to catch cicadas. Photo: Huu Vi |
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| The resin is wrapped around a stick and kneaded several times in water to make the glue stickier. Photo: Huu Vi |
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| Thuy's group of friends quickly started hunting cicadas using a "trap" they created from tree resin. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| A cicada was quickly captured. Photo: Huu Vi |
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| The hunt lasted until the end of the afternoon. Photo: Huu Vi |
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| The spoils of war are often so meager, but when many people contribute, the children can have a plate of fried cicadas. However, hunting cicadas not only affects the environment, but processing them into food also poses a risk of food poisoning. Therefore, schools and parents need to step up propaganda and prevent students from doing this... Photo: Dinh Tuan |
