Summer days of children in the highlands of Nghe An

Dinh Tuan• DNUM_ABZAGZCACC 14:21

(Baonghean.vn) - In the summer in the mountainous districts of Nghe An, children have very few playgrounds to relax after hard days of studying. Not only that, summer vacation is an opportunity for children to help their families earn extra income and prepare for the next school year.

In the summer, when coming to mountainous districts such as Tuong Duong, Ky Son, Que Phong... we can easily see many images of children helping their parents with work such as embroidery, babysitting, pounding rice, carrying water, running to the market... Photo: Dinh Tuan

Due to difficult family circumstances, instead of playing and having fun with her peers, Quang Thi Yen (14 years old), in Dang village, Nga My commune (Tuong Duong) spent her summer vacation embroidering dresses for hire to earn money to buy books, notebooks and clothes, preparing for the new school year. Yen said: "During the summer, I often spend a lot of time helping my parents. In addition to embroidering, I also know how to collect firewood, cook rice... Photo: Dinh Tuan

Pounding rice is quite a heavy job, but the children in the highlands still do this job very skillfully. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Due to the hardships of life, children here start helping their parents at a very early age. Therefore, the children here appear to be tougher than their peers in more favorable areas. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Carrying a younger sibling for mother to go to the field. Photo: Dinh Tuan

With their active nature, at the age of eating and playing, taking advantage of their free time, children have created their own "playgrounds", usually tug of war, hopscotch, jump rope, marbles... Photo: Dinh Tuan

Although life is somewhat difficult and there are still some shortages, the children do not lose their innocence and optimism of their age. Photo: Dinh Tuan