Simple children's games
Playing marbles, tug-of-war, hopscotch, grass fighting, or jump rope... these are some of the games that many children in rural areas of Vietnam still play in their daily lives.
Playing marbles, tug-of-war, hopscotch, grass fighting, or jump rope... these are some of the games that many children in rural areas of Vietnam still play in their daily lives.
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| Children in Bac Ninh often play marbles every day after school. |
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| Children in Hung Yen province spend their days playing in their gardens and helping their grandmothers weave fishing baskets. |
| Children in Nga Son district (Thanh Hoa province) wander around the fields, playing grass games. |
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| Children in the Moc Chau plateau (Son La province) compete in a tug-of-war using tree branches. |
| Hmong boys play a headbutt game to see who is the strongest in Long Luong village (Moc Chau, Son La). |
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| Girls in Thach That district (Hanoi) play O An Quan, a game that has been around for generations. |
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| Elementary school students in Thach That district often play jump rope in the afternoons. |
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| Children innocently play and splash water around the village well in Chuong My district (Hanoi). |
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| Children in rural areas often play together on their own without adult supervision. |
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| Hmong children in Y Tý (Lao Cai) play on swings. |
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| Rivers and waterways also evoke childhood memories for many adults. |
According to zing.vn








