New Year in the fishing village on Lam River
(Baonghean.vn) - Hoa Lam Hamlet in Hung Hoa Commune, Vinh City has been referred to for many years as a small "oasis" along the Lam River. The hamlet is isolated outside the dike, and people's livelihoods mainly depend on the river trade. Tet in this small fishing village does not seem to last long because right after the first day of the New Year, many people return to their familiar fishing jobs.
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| According to some locals, Hoa Lam hamlet was formed in the 40s of the last century. Life here is not very prosperous because their livelihood depends on the unstable river trade. However, to celebrate Tet happily, households still decorate the hamlet brightly with national flags, colorful flags... |
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| New Year banners were hung at the entrance of the hamlet. The Tet atmosphere in the fishing village was somewhat subdued. |
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa is 61 years old this year. Like many other people in the village, he only takes Tet holiday until the first day, then returns to his normal fishing job. |
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| Still the familiar dock, boat, river, but the early morning fishing session on the first day of the year for Mr. Hoa still has its own unique feature, which is the bright red national flag flying on the boat roof. He said, this image brings him special emotions. |
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| This man has spent dozens of Tet holidays in Hoa Lam hamlet. He told us about Tet in the fishing hamlet: simple, peaceful, familiar...; then told us more about the drifting life on the river, about the catch of shrimp, the catch of prawns, the catch of fish... that the Lam river has treated the riverside people for generations. |
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| Fishing is a hard job, so his children do not follow in their father's footsteps. Both of his children work far away and do not stick with this difficult and unstable job. |
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| He said that every day he would set the bottom from 2 pm, and remove the bottom at around 9 pm. During Tet, he caught a lot of shrimp, an average of about 50 kg/day. This man's joy during Tet is that he can sell shrimp at a good price, because "during Tet, I'm tired of meat, so having some shrimp... is more delicious" - said Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa. |
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| A neighbor of Mr. Hoa also started working very early. Tet in the fishing village usually does not last long. |
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| View of Hoa Lam fishing village from Lam River. The name of the village conveys the people's wishes for a peaceful life, favorable weather, but every year, during the rainy season, they still worry about rising floods and landslides... |
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| Blue smoke in the afternoon in Hoa Lam hamlet. New Year in a fishing village by the river, imbued with the atmosphere of peace, the familiar rhythm of work. Wishing much joy and luck to the people of this small hamlet... |
