(Baonghean.vn) -We traveled nearly 30 km of forest road from the center to Co Phat village, Mon Son commune (Con Cuong) and had a day to experience the life of the Dan Lan people at the headwaters of Khe Khang.
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| This season, the rice fields in Mon Son are covered in the golden color of sunlight and ripe rice. People are busy harvesting. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| The houses in Dan Lai village are all very simple. This is considered the most spacious house in Co Phat village. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| In a house with bamboo walls, we met the anxious eyes of a young mother. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| Children in Dan Lai village play on the stairs of stilt houses and on the fences of the village with dirty faces. They look at the "strangers" in amazement, then smile innocently and friendly. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| A little boy timidly looked at us through the window of a shabby house. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| And here is an innocent and adorable image of another boy lying on a hammock with a cat. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| In their spare time, Dan Lai people go to harvest bamboo shoots to process into dried products to supply to traders from the lowlands. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| Every day in season, a household can collect 30 - 40 kg of fresh bamboo shoots. The fresh bamboo shoots are cleaned and boiled, then carefully separated and dried for at least two sunny days. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| Large pots of bamboo shoots are placed outdoors, right under the stilt houses like this. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| Bamboo shoots can be considered a by-product but are the main source of income for the people here. It is bamboo shoot season so everywhere in the small village you can see bamboo shoot drying beds. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
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| Each Dan Lai family usually has many generations living together. In their free time, the family gathers around a pot of green tea. Photo: Nguyen Thanh |
