Autumn harvest season in Nghe An border region
(Baonghean.vn) - The Lunar New Year is approaching, but the bamboo picking season in Ky Son, the westernmost district of Nghe An province, is at its busiest time of the year.
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Ky Son border district is located 300km from Vinh city. In addition to famous products such as taro, black chicken, Mong pig, and Ngong cabbage, this place is also famous for its bamboo. The last days of the lunar year are also the busiest time for bamboo picking in Ky Son district. |
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| This plant grows wild everywhere in Ky Son. After harvesting, people dry the bamboo shoots along the roads and vacant lots. Along National Highway 7A, about 30km long from Chieu Luu commune to near Nam Can international border gate, people are drying bamboo shoots everywhere. Every year, Ky Son supplies the market with hundreds of tons of dried bamboo shoots. |
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| According to Ms. Xa Thi Giang - a bamboo trader in Ky Son district, the current price of bamboo is about 20,000 VND - 22,000 VND/1kg of dried bamboo. Freshly picked bamboo is only 1/4 the price of dried bamboo. |
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| Most households along the highway buy fresh bamboo from people who go to the forest to pick it, dry it, and then wholesale it to wholesalers. From here, bamboo spreads downstream and is transported to the North and South for consumption. |
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| During the harvest season, households need a lot of labor to dry and peel the leaves. In the photo are women from Yen Hoa - Tuong Duong to Chieu Luu - Ky Son working to earn money for Tet. Each person is paid from 150,000 - 200,000 VND per day. |
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| Female students of Ky Son High School work part-time after school hours. |