(Baonghean.vn)- Images taken at Quynh Thuan salt fields (Quynh Luu, Nghe An) with the hard work and sweat of salt workers.
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| For the people of the coastal area of Quynh, salt making is not only a livelihood but also a bloodline, a profession passed down from father to son. Photo: Ho Chien. |
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| To get white salt crystallized by sunlight, wind and seawater, salt workers have to work on the sunniest days from early morning until late afternoon. Photo: Ho Chien |
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| Salt making must go through stages in a fixed time sequence. Salt fields must be carefully tilled, harrowed to loosen the soil, combined with watering with sea water many times and sun-dried to increase the salt concentration. Photo: Ho Chien |
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| When the salinity is sufficient, the sand is put into a holding tank, and seawater is added to filter the saturated salt water in the settling tank. Photo: Ho Chien |
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| Saturated salt water (called brine) is then poured onto the sun-dried cells to let all the water evaporate. Photo: Le Thang |
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| Seawater, through the sun and wind, has crystallized into salt grains on the salt fields. Salt workers pile salt to load onto carts. Photo: Le Thang |
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| Loading salt onto trucks to deliver to warehouses. Photo: Le Thang |
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| Small salt warehouses are built in the middle of salt fields on the vast, sunny and windy fields. This is where salt is stored after each harvest day. Photo: Le Thang |
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| The wheels rotate evenly on the field as patiently as the salt workers here. Photo: Le Thang |
Le Thang - Ho Chien
