“Slow living” on Khe Ven peak
(Baonghean.vn) - Khe Ven Peak is home to 100 Khmu households in Ca Moong village (Luong Minh commune, Tuong Duong, Nghe An). Their life is familiar, seemingly "slow" with slash-and-burn farming, small-scale livestock farming, self-sufficiency,...
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| Ca Moong village has 158 households with more than 700 people, 100% of whom are Khmu people. In 2010, when Ban Ve Hydropower Plant blocked the river, the entire Ca Moong village moved to Khe Ven peak to live and merged into Luong Minh commune. They live in high, airy stilt houses with many generations in the family. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| On top of Khe Ven looking down at the hydroelectric reservoir. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| From the center of Tuong Duong district to Ca Moong village, one must go through many stages with many different means of transport such as: motorbike, boat, walking... During flood season, villagers are isolated because of serious landslides on the roads. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| The whole village has only one diesel-powered rice mill, so most people here still pound rice with rudimentary mortars. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| Women in Ca Moong village are very industrious. In the village, mustard greens are sown along the mountain slopes and are the main food of the villagers. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| Black pigs are the most popular livestock of Ca Moong villagers. The whole village has more than 1,000 pigs. The price of black pigs is quite high, from 80,000 to 100,000 VND/kg of live pigs. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| To bring rice from the fields to home, people have to walk for 4-5 hours. Photo: Tho Phuong |
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| Some people have known how to block the river to create ponds to raise fish to develop the economy. Due to the steep terrain, only a few households in the village can do this. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| The lives of the people of Ca Moong village are facing many difficulties such as roads, limited land area for farming... and especially serious landslides after heavy rains affecting the safety of the villagers. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| Although life is still difficult, the villagers are always happy and united towards a bright future. The villagers fully participate in community activities. In the photo, the National Great Unity Day in Ca Moong village. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| Many policies have been invested in Ca Moong village by authorities at all levels. Currently, the national power grid is being built to provide electricity to the people here. Photo: Phuong Tho |