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| The fields during harvest season. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| The rice is harvested by farmers and bundled into small bunches. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| The golden ripe rice stalks are the result of a hard, sun-drenched harvest on the impoverished land of western Nghe An province. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| The terraced rice fields have turned golden yellow and are ready for harvest. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |
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| The joy of harvest season. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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| Every stage of the harvest is done manually. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |
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| After the spring harvest, the western region of Nghe An province enters a period of dry weather. Therefore, in many areas, people only cultivate one rice crop per year. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |
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| On the dried-up fields, farmers gather the rice before carrying it home in baskets. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |
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| In the fields that have been cut off, people use rafts and boats to transport rice across the river. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |
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| And when there are no boats or rafts. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |
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| The arduous harvest season. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |
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| People carry rice on their backs to dry it by the roadside. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |
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| A familiar scene in the highlands of Nghe An province. Photo: Ho Dinh Chien |
Ho Dinh Chien - Hai Vuong