Peaceful life in the heart of Hua Na Lake
(Baonghean.vn) - With an area of over 23 km2, Hua Na hydroelectric lake (Que Phong - Nghe An) creates a truly peaceful natural picture where human life flows very simply.
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Hua Na hydroelectric lake began to form from the water storage process of a hydroelectric plant on the upper Chu River since 2012. It is known that the hydroelectric lake is currently more than 2,300 hectares wide. Photo: Huu Vi |
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Hua Na Hydropower Reservoir is located in Dong Van and Thong Thu communes of Que Phong district. Along the lake are villages of the Thai community. They are gradually getting used to the change when their gardens and fields are submerged under the lake. In late autumn, the lake is quite quiet; it is rare to see a boat. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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Recently, on the small island emerging in the middle of the lake, stilt houses and cassava fields of the indigenous people have appeared for economic purposes. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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The only woman on the small island in the middle of the lake - Ms. Lang Thi Tuat has lived with her husband and children in a simple stilt house for over a year now. Pounding rice every late afternoon is her familiar job. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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Bao Tram, 2 years old, daughter of Ms. Tuat, is the youngest member on the islands. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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Recently, people living along the lake in Thong Thu commune have considered bananas as a new crop to help improve their income. In the photo, Thai people in Thong Thu commune are transporting bananas to the main wharf to sell to traders. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
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Bananas have recently become a popular commodity transported to boat docks on the lake. Photo: Huu Vi |
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A Thai woman after selling a boatload of bananas in the morning. Photo: Huu Vi |