Photographer Le Hoang Men has succeeded in capturing the wondrous colors of subsistence livelihoods in traditional craft villages in central Vietnam where people catch fish and make salt.
Photographer Le Hoang Men has succeeded in capturing the wondrous colors of subsistence livelihoods in traditional craft villages in central Vietnam where people catch fish and make salt.
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| Located on the Tam Giang Lagoon in Quang Dien District, around 25 kilometers from downtown Hue, the Ngu My Thanh fishing village is home to around 200 families whose boats have been their lifelines for generations. Local fishermen are out at sea from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., returning with fish and shrimp to the Ngu My Thanh floating market. |
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| Hundreds of fishing boats gather along the Tam Tien coast, carrying seafood to the shore at dawn. |
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| A green net is cast wide from a boat off the Hon Yen Islet off the coast of Phu Yen Province to harvest anchovies, considered a specialty along Vietnam's central coast and used to produce the quintessential Vietnamese condiment – fish sauce. The anchovy harvest season lasts from April to August. |
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| Visitors to Quang Ngai can enjoy a trip to the Sa Huynh salt-making village in Duc Pho District, a large salt basin in the central region, with an area of more than 110 hectares. |
(Source: VNExpress)
