The hard-working features of a coastal village
(Baonghean.vn) - They are mothers and sisters born in coastal areas, or married to fishermen, and their whole lives have been steeped in the salty taste of the coastal village, associated with the coastal village professions as a way of making a living. The images were taken in coastal villages in Dien Chau, Quynh Luu, and Hoang Mai of Nghe An.
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Clam farming along the coast of Quynh Luu attracts a large number of female workers. Photo: Ho Long |
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| Clam classification. Photo: Ho Long |
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| In Quynh Phuong (Hoang Mai), hundreds of households make a living by purchasing and processing aquatic and seafood products. Fish steamers and fish grills are blazing hot every day. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| Men go to sea, women stay home to do fishing services and fish processing. In the photo - Fish grilling in Dien Van, Dien Chau. Photo: Le Thang |
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While in the past, the family economy of fishing villages almost entirely depended on the men's trips to sea, now women have proactively found jobs for themselves, from sorting fish, transporting fish, buying and selling seafood... contributing to the family economy with their husbands and children. Photo: Nguyen Duy Son |
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| In the coastal village, when the weather is sunny, women are busy drying seafood. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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Although sorting fish is not hard work, it requires patience, diligence and the hands are often pricked by fish bones, which can be very painful. Photo: Ho Long |
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| Women from the fishing village are also the main workforce in the salt fields in Quynh Luu, Dien Chau. Photo: Ho Long |
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| This old lady is nearly 80 years old, and has spent most of her life working in the salt fields in her hometown of Dien Bich (Dien Chau). Photo: Le Thang |
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| Participate in mending nets and preparing fishing gear for husband and children. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |
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"Marrying a husband who works in the fields, I will follow / Marrying a husband who works at sea, my soul will hang on the mast" - a song about the hardships and worries of women in fishing villages. However, those hardships and worries have created the image of hard work and sacrifice, simple but beautiful and touching, of mothers and sisters. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |