(Baonghean.vn) - Hung Hoa Commune (Vinh City) is a famous land of mat weaving. Associated with the mat weaving profession are sedge fields. These days, the sedge fields are in harvest season.
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| There are three sedge harvests a year. The busiest sedge harvest is in June and July. November and December are also sedge harvest seasons, but they are less busy because there are fewer people working and there is no sunshine. Photo: Le Thang |
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| There are hundreds of households in Hung Hoa commune that have sedge fields and make sedge mats. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| After "harvesting" the sedge, this woman is shaking and stacking the sedge: Le Thang |
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| Next is the stage of splitting the sedge. Photo: Le Thang |
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| Splitting sedge always requires two people, one person holding one end and putting it through the splitting machine. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| After splitting the sedge, people take advantage of the sunshine to dry it on the banks of the fields. Photo: Le Thang |
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| Sedge is dried in the sun for a few days in the field. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| And then bring the sedge home. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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