The heavy shoulder poles, burdened by sun and rain, on mother's shoulders
(Baonghean.vn) - Made from rattan, bamboo, or bent steel bars, the shoulder pole has accompanied my mother's hard work in the fields, the market, and even the city. My mother has shouldered the hard-earned harvest and the sun and rain of everyday life...
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| For many years, this simple shoulder pole has followed the old lady to the streets. She sells brooms and brooms, sitting right at Vinh Market Crossroads. Photo: Le Thang |
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| A pair of bamboo baskets following an old woman picking fish at Nghi Thuy fishing port, Cua Lo. Photo: Le Thang |
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| Mother's thin figure is carved into the white waves of Cua Lo on a foggy day. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| Quang carried his mother and sister to the fields and returned in the bustling late afternoons (photo taken at the Thanh Chuong mustard flower field). Photo: Le Thang |
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| The tree's shadow is big, but mother's shadow is small on the village road (photo taken in Do Luong). Photo: Le Thang |
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| Although modern life has more convenient and faster means of transportation, the shoulder pole is still a familiar item for women. Photo: Le Thang |
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| The shoulder poles also follow the grandmothers and mothers to the market and become street vendors in the childhood memories of many children. (Taken at Con Market - Thanh Chuong). Photo: Le Thang |
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| Mother's shoulder pole bears the sun, rain and hardships. Photo: Le Thang |
