On holidays, highland villagers carry stones to build a bridge across the stream.
(Baonghean.vn) - Hundreds of people in Xoong Con village (Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district, Nghe An) took advantage of the holiday to carry stones to build a temporary bridge across the stream before the rainy season.
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| Xoong Con village (Luu Kien commune - Tuong Duong) is the confluence of two streams, Nam Can and Nam Khien. Up to now, every time people want to cross the stream, they have to risk wading or build a thin plank bridge. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Mr. Kha Van Thuong - Village Chief said: "Xoong Con has 216 households with more than 900 people. Most of the households have fields on the other side of the stream, so every time there is a flood, it is very difficult to travel. Therefore, this time we mobilized each household to contribute 100,000 VND, carry stones to build a very strong bridge for traffic". In the photo: People carry wood to build a bridge across the stream to make a road to transport materials. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The difficult terrain made transporting stones to build the bridge very difficult. Dozens of people had to stand precariously on the monkey bridge to move each stone. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Strong men carry large stones in the midday sun. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Women transport and gather stones from the other side of the stream. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The blocks of stone are stacked on top of each other and wrapped tightly with steel. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The first bridge pier was formed in the joy of the local people. Photo: Dao Tho |
