(Baonghean.vn) - Pigs innocently eating, playing, running, jumping, and sleeping on the roads, by the rice paddies, or under stilt houses... have become a characteristic and familiar sight when visiting any highland village in Nghe An province.
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| Pig farming is one of the ways to make a living, improve lives, and is a form of savings for the people in the mountainous districts of Nghe An province.Pigs are primarily raised using the free-range method. While this method may not be highly efficient in terms of economic productivity, the resulting pork is "clean," delicious, and has become a famous specialty. |
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| Pigs are raised for sale, for meat during holidays and festivals, for offerings to ancestors, and as ceremonial gifts for weddings and other celebrations.In any village you visit, you can easily spot pigs diligently grazing and strolling leisurely along the roads. |
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| Pigs are present in almost every aspect of daily life as well as the spiritual lives of the Mong, Thai, and Khmu people in western Nghe An province. |
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| They lay huddled together, sleeping by the roadside... |
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| The piglets huddled on top of their mother, sleeping soundly under the stilt house. |
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| Native pigs are mainly black pigs, or crossbred with wild boar. |
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| The farming method is simple: they are left to forage for food around the village and given a little extra cornmeal and fermented rice bran. Because of this natural farming method, it takes 3-4 months for a pig to be ready for slaughter, and up to a year for it to reach maturity. Photo: Nguyen's book |
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| Images of pigs "wearing yokes" are commonly seen in mountainous regions. People do this to prevent the pigs from entering their houses and gardens. Photo: Sach Nguyen |
Ho Lai
