Showing posts with label An Giang 安江. Show all posts
Showing posts with label An Giang 安江. Show all posts
Friday, September 14, 2018
Monday, October 20, 2014
The delicacies of the Mekong Delta's autumnal flood
The delicacies of the Mekong Delta's autumnal flood
Fall brings the flood and an abundance of delicacies to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Delta locals, who spend most their lives criss-crossing rivers, have grown accustomed to the annual rise of the rivers and have learned to make the best of things, by collecting an abundance of white fish and water lilies from flooded paddy fields.
A man from An Giang Province bunches water lilies for sale.
Nguyen Van Tuoi, a boy from An Giang Province, travels to neighboring Cambodia every day to pick water lilies for sale to help his parents put food on the table.
Cambodian water lilies are hauled to An Giang Province every afternoon before they are distributed across the Mekong Delta.
Ngo Thi Sam (L) and a family member empty nets full of "line," a common white fish, during the delta's flood season. The family makes VND500,000 (US$23,60) a day from their catches of the fish.
A woman runs her hands through a basket of "dien dien" (Sesbania sesban) flowers of which are fried and eaten. They are particularly abundant during the flood season. One kilogram can sell for VND25,000-30,000 ($1.18-1.41)
Thai Thi Be Sau from An Giang collects round two kilograms of "dien dien" flowers near her house every day to sell at a local wet markets.
Truong Van Phong and his wife makes VND200,000-300,000 ($9.4-14) a day catching and selling mussels.
Hundreds of fishing nets are set up in what is normally a rice paddy during the dry season.
A hearty catch.
Delta fishermen return from a day of fishing.
"Linh" fish in the hull of a rowboat
Freshwater crabs are another seasonal specialty.
At peak season, every wet market in the delta sells fresh crabs for less than $2 per kilogram
Many families also process and selling field rats, who lose their underground homes during the flood season and are easier to catch.
The season brings the best water mimosa, which is called "rau rut" in Vietnamese.
Lotuses also bloom during the flood.
Duy Phuong from Dong Thap Province cuts water hyacinth to sell for VND100,000 a day.
A vendor hawks water lilies 1.5 to 3 meters long down a rural delta road.
~News courtesy of Thanh Nien News~
Fall brings the flood and an abundance of delicacies to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Delta locals, who spend most their lives criss-crossing rivers, have grown accustomed to the annual rise of the rivers and have learned to make the best of things, by collecting an abundance of white fish and water lilies from flooded paddy fields.
A man from An Giang Province bunches water lilies for sale.
Nguyen Van Tuoi, a boy from An Giang Province, travels to neighboring Cambodia every day to pick water lilies for sale to help his parents put food on the table.
Cambodian water lilies are hauled to An Giang Province every afternoon before they are distributed across the Mekong Delta.
Ngo Thi Sam (L) and a family member empty nets full of "line," a common white fish, during the delta's flood season. The family makes VND500,000 (US$23,60) a day from their catches of the fish.
A woman runs her hands through a basket of "dien dien" (Sesbania sesban) flowers of which are fried and eaten. They are particularly abundant during the flood season. One kilogram can sell for VND25,000-30,000 ($1.18-1.41)
Thai Thi Be Sau from An Giang collects round two kilograms of "dien dien" flowers near her house every day to sell at a local wet markets.
Truong Van Phong and his wife makes VND200,000-300,000 ($9.4-14) a day catching and selling mussels.
Hundreds of fishing nets are set up in what is normally a rice paddy during the dry season.
A hearty catch.
Delta fishermen return from a day of fishing.
"Linh" fish in the hull of a rowboat
Freshwater crabs are another seasonal specialty.
At peak season, every wet market in the delta sells fresh crabs for less than $2 per kilogram
Many families also process and selling field rats, who lose their underground homes during the flood season and are easier to catch.
The season brings the best water mimosa, which is called "rau rut" in Vietnamese.
Lotuses also bloom during the flood.
Duy Phuong from Dong Thap Province cuts water hyacinth to sell for VND100,000 a day.
A vendor hawks water lilies 1.5 to 3 meters long down a rural delta road.
~News courtesy of Thanh Nien News~
Sunday, October 6, 2013
An Giang Province to close paths leading to Cam Mountain
An Giang Province to close paths leading to Cam Mountain
The People’s Committee of the southern province of An Giang has asked authorities in Tinh Bien District to prohibit vehicles from travelling to Cam Mountain as there is likelihood of landslides during the rainy season.
A big Buddha statue on Cam Mountain (Photo: SGGP)
Due to continuous heavy rainfall in recent days, paths to the peak of the mountain have become landslide prone and as many as three spots are already highly susceptible, including Do, Cuu Nan and a hill under Do.
According to the Institute of Geophysics, Cam Mountain has 220 landslide-prone sites along its 2.5 kilometer path up the mountain, and 126 big boulders have become a serious threat.
After authorities issue the ban, transport of essential items to people living on the mountaintop will take place in the early mornings and afternoons.
An Hao Commune authorities will help take children to schools.
~News courtesy of SGGP~
The People’s Committee of the southern province of An Giang has asked authorities in Tinh Bien District to prohibit vehicles from travelling to Cam Mountain as there is likelihood of landslides during the rainy season.
A big Buddha statue on Cam Mountain (Photo: SGGP)
Due to continuous heavy rainfall in recent days, paths to the peak of the mountain have become landslide prone and as many as three spots are already highly susceptible, including Do, Cuu Nan and a hill under Do.
According to the Institute of Geophysics, Cam Mountain has 220 landslide-prone sites along its 2.5 kilometer path up the mountain, and 126 big boulders have become a serious threat.
After authorities issue the ban, transport of essential items to people living on the mountaintop will take place in the early mornings and afternoons.
An Hao Commune authorities will help take children to schools.
~News courtesy of SGGP~
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