(Baonghean.vn) - It is currently the palm harvest season in Ke Ninh village (Chau Hanh, Quy Chau). Palm trees are as important to the Thai people here as rice and corn.
Ke Ninh village is considered to have the largest number of palm trees in Nghe An province. Every house grows palm trees in their gardens and on their fields.
Nowadays, the number of palm trees has decreased significantly because people do not plant more. Many families also cut down palm trees to plant other fruit trees.
Palm trees have many uses. In the past, palm leaves were used to roof houses or in daily life. The image of a stilt house next to palm trees is a traditional feature of the Thai people in the Western region of Nghe An.
Some pictures of Ke Ninh "brush":
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| In Ke Ninh village, Chau Hanh commune (Quy Chau), there are palm gardens several hectares wide. |
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| Most of the palm trees in Ke Ninh village are old, so every time people go up to harvest fruit, they have to use long ladders. |
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| This year, due to unfavorable weather, the palm crop failed. |
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| A villager is picking palm trees. |
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| Every year when palm season comes, women in Ke Ninh village steam palm and bring it to Tan Lac town to sell. |
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| Very typical image in Ke Ninh. |
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| Palm leaves are still commonly used for roofing and protection from rain and sun. |
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| The palm tree has become a typical image in the cultural picture of the Thai people in the Western region of Nghe An. |
Ho Phuong
