(Baonghean) - In the middle of winter, Tan Huong village (Tam Quang, Tuong Duong) feels even colder amidst the mountains and forests, where the Nam San stream flows through. In recent years, the villagers have gone to the fields less often, instead, they go into the forest to gather bamboo shoots, palm fruits, medicinal plants, etc., to sell to traders. During this time, the women of Tan Huong village gather to go down to the Nam San stream to collect moss. Moss is considered a specialty of Tan Huong village. To obtain this dish, the women of the village have to work very hard, immersing themselves in the icy water and climbing over many rapids and waterfalls to reach Kho stream to collect the delicious moss...
Ms. Lo Thi Hoa shared: "In the past, there was a lot of moss, the stream flowing through our village also had a lot of moss, but now we have to go far to get it!"
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| Moss grows by the stream. |
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| Reaching the place where the moss needs to be collected requires a long and very difficult journey. |
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| Processing moss |
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| To collect moss, one must immerse oneself in the bone-chilling cold of the Nam San stream. |
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| To collect moss, one must immerse oneself in the bone-chilling cold of the Nam San stream. |
Ho Phuong
