(Baonghean.vn) - In recent days, while people across the country in general and Nghe An in particular have been panicking because of the prolonged drought, salt workers see this as an opportunity to increase labor intensity and productivity. Under the scorching sun of 37, 40 degrees Celsius, the elderly, young people, and children are all present in the salt fields, and all activities seem to take place next to the salt pans. Everyone is hard-working, exhausted, and miserable from early morning until late at night...
Some photos taken by Nghe An Newspaper reporters of the activities of salt farmers in Dien Kim, Dien Bich, Dien Hai communes (Dien Chau):
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| Dien Kim salt fields at noon |
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| The sunnier the weather, the more time salt workers have to take advantage of. |
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| Sprinkle seawater onto the prepared field surface to increase the salinity of the runoff water. |
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| After drying for 1 day, the sand is scooped up and put on a tray to filter out the water (dry water) to dry the salt. |
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| In the morning, people put running water into the drying cells, in the afternoon the water crystallizes into salt. |
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| For decades, the couple Truong Van Tam, 82 years old, and Le Thi Tuong, 77 years old, in Kim Lien hamlet (Dien Kim) have been making a living by making salt. |
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| Dien Kim people have been making salt for generations. |
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| In the salt fields many children have very hard summer days. |
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| Tran Thi Hoai, 7 years old, in hamlet 7, Dien Hai commune, helps her parents plow the land. |
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| Childhood in the salt industry all took place on the salt fields. |
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| The love of kite flying also takes place in this salty space. |
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| Salt making is food, clothing, and dreams for many children. |
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| Hundreds, thousands of children have summer days like that. |
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| At the beginning of the season, Dien Kim salt farmers have already achieved a yield of more than 1,000 tons of salt. |
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| Each day a household only earns about 50,000 VND from the salt fields before deducting expenses. |
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| 1kg of salt costs 1,100 VND, 4,000 VND lower than at the beginning of the season. |
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| Good harvest, low prices but salt farmers cannot make a living by other jobs |
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| Rare moment of rest on the salt fields |
Dao Tuan - Thuy Vinh
