(Baonghean.vn) - Old age is the age of rest and relaxation, but because of life, even on holidays, the elderly in the highlands of Nghe An still have to work hard.
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For the elderly in the western region of Nghe An, life has made them work hard all year round without a single day of complete rest. Photo: Dao Tho |
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When the harvest season comes, even though her back is already bent, my mother still has to go to the field to harvest each rice flower in the hot weather. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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Carrying heavy loads of rice back to the village with great difficulty. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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Over 85 years old, Mrs. Mai in Quang Phong commune (Que Phong) still goes to the field every day to pull out pennywort plants for food. Photo: Dao Tho |
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An old woman in Thach Giam (Tuong Duong) picks vegetables to prepare to bring to the market to sell. Photo: Dao Tho |
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While looking after her grandchildren, she also carries a basket and sells goods on the roads of the highlands. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Her hands are no longer strong and her strength is not as strong as before, but this old lady over 80 still collects large pieces of firewood for cooking. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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At 75 years old, Ms. Lo Thi Dieu in Xoong Con village (Luu Kien commune - Tuong Duong) still goes to the stream to catch fish to improve her meals. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Drops of sweat rolled down his old face. Photo: Dao Tho |
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After the hardships, the elders smile when sitting at the loom to preserve the traditional craft of their ancestors. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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The happiness of an old couple. Photo: Dao Tho |
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In the middle of the mountains and forests, a leaf flute song played by the old man seemed to erase all the hardships of everyday life. Photo: Dao Tho |
Dao Tho - Dinh Tuan