Life in Hanoi outskirts through the eyes of a native

07:03, 08/03/2016

Rice threshing on a road in Ha Tay. Nguyen Dinh Thanh, 29, took a series of photos about the daily life in Ha Tay in summer 2015. He has won several photography awards from local tourism magazines.

 

Rice threshing on a road in Ha Tay. Nguyen Dinh Thanh, 29, took a series of photos about the daily life in Ha Tay in summer 2015. He has won several photography awards from local tourism magazines.

 

A woman rides through her paddy field. Ha Tay was a province of nearly 2,200 square kilometers until it was merged into Hanoi in 2008
A woman rides through her paddy field.
A peaceful road under giant canopy.
A peaceful road under giant canopy.

 

Catching fish
Catching fish

 

 

A man with his buffalo on a paddy field which has been burned after harvest. Ashes from the rice straw would function as fertilizer to keep the soil rich for the next crop.
A man with his buffalo on a paddy field which has been burned after harvest. Ashes from the rice straw would function as fertilizer to keep the soil rich for the next crop.

 

A farmer walk the cow home during sunset.
A farmer walk the cow home during sunset.

 

Giving each other a shower.
Giving each other a shower.