(Baonghean.vn) - These days, in the mountainous districts of Western Nghe An, people can easily see golden ripe rice fields of ethnic minorities. The upland rice harvest season has begun.
Although they know how to intensively cultivate wet rice to increase economic efficiency, due to the small cultivated area, in areas where Thai and Kho Mu people live, upland rice is a part of their lives. On the fields, people only grow one type of traditional sticky rice for daily meals. This year, the upland rice crop failed badly due to the prolonged drought, but people still actively go to the fields with the hope of collecting all the remaining fruits.
Some pictures of the harvest season on the fields of the Thai people in Luu Phong village (Luu Kien commune - Tuong Duong):
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| The rice fields are ripe in Luu Phong village (Luu Kien - Tuong Duong) |
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| Collect the remaining rice clumps on the field |
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| This rice harvesting tool is also called "hep" by the locals. |
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| The cut rice is tied into small bundles. |
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| Gather rice into the barn |
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| Carrying rice home |
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| Arrange rice in the huts built in the field |
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| Drying rice on the roof |
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| The dried rice clumps are put into the mortar and pounded. |
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| Many households also have manual rice threshing machines. |
Dao Tho
