Nghe An people wade through water to stack rocks to make a bridge for people
(Baonghean.vn) - During the first cold spell of the season, hundreds of people from Hat village, Yen Tinh commune (Tuong Duong) contributed bamboo and waded through water to build a bridge for people.
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| Hat village, Yen Tinh commune, Tuong Duong district is a residential area of Thai people, the whole village has more than 200 households with nearly 800 people. This is the village with the largest number of households and population in Yen Tinh commune. Hat village people still retain many cultural features with strong Thai identity such as the custom of eating new rice (Khau Nung), the custom of eating the soul... Photo by Ho Phuong |
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| However, the cultural house of Hat village is located on the other side of Cha Ha stream compared to the residential area of the village. Therefore, every time going to a meeting, going to an art festival..., we have to cross the stream. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| On the last day of October, when the first cold of the season had just visited the villages of Western Nghe An, hundreds of people from Hat village did not hesitate to wade in the freezing water to build a bridge for people. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| To have materials to build the bridge, Hat village mobilized from households in the village. Each household contributed 1 bamboo tree (meter), some other materials were collected from the forest by the men or taken from the village fund to buy. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Building a small bridge requires many steps and the cooperation of many people, from healthy men to women and the elderly... Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The entire Hat village has 216 households. In addition to contributing bamboo, each household must have one person participate on the day of the bridge construction. The women and the elderly are responsible for picking up stones and arranging them into pillars to serve as bridge pillars. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The bridge body was made from bamboo trees donated by the people. The bridge of Hat village has no railing. This work was done by strong, experienced men who were carefully assigned. Photo by Ho Phuong |
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| Arranging the stones into the bridge pillars is also very important and requires a lot of effort. The people of Hat village use many steel wires to weave into a net to tie the stones together. Doing so will help the bridge pillars to be more solid. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Each bridge only lasts for about half a year. During the rainy season, these bridges are naturally carried away by the flood. After the rainy season, the people of Hat village call each other to rebuild another bridge. Mr. Vi Van Thanh, a local resident, said that although he had to wade through the freezing cold water to build the bridge, he and other villagers were very happy. "With the bridge, it will be more convenient for people to go to meetings and watch performances. This is the National Unity Day, so people will perform, sing and have fun," said Mr. Thanh. Photo: Ho Phuong |
| People in Hat village build a bridge during the first cold spell of the season. Clip: Ho Phuong |