A trip to the Western Vietnam
Many foreigners choose the West of Vietnam as the perfect destination to watch the vast rice fields, cycle on the narrow road of a village or collectively make Vietnam crepe with local peoples.
Come to the western provinces, visitors can not miss the experience of cruising trip on the canals through the villages in Western Vietnam.
With a bike, visitors could easily stop anywhere to photograph the beautiful sight of people are harvesting rice, or fishing on the contract or arroyos.
You can stop be the moment to visit traditional craft village to learn about the projection of making mat. This is a long standing tradition craft of the people of Vung Liem District, Vinh Long Province.
Entering the dragon fruit orchards of locals, visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about the orchard bring huge economic benefits for the whole region, through the introduction of the owner of the garden or guider.
To get the “Mu u” which is used for lighting, people here have to wait for nine month for the fruits ripen and drop. They seek to bring about the dam and gather the gut inside, leaving the outer bark, then crushed or mixed with dried coconut fibers, incubated for two weeks. Then people mould “mu u” into prepared bamboo sticks and bask for 3, 4 days then it can be burn. Each stick can fire for 30 minutes.
Sew leaves is the familiar job of the people in Western Vietnam. In the photo, a French tourist is gathering nipa leaves under the leading of a local woman. Coconut leaves are then soaked in water for a while to limber blankly. The primary use is to make the roof or walls.
Walking on the rope bridge which is the special characteristics in Western Vietnam, a tourists sometimes could be heart attack when looking down, but most are happy to participate as an adventure game.
In the evening, visitors will be guided to make Vietnamese crepe. The main material is black pork, shrimp, chopped onions, and rice flour mixed with saffron.
Burning torch made from coconut leaf on the way to visit the house of an old soldier and listen to him talk about this country 40 years ago is also an exciting experience for visitors .
Here, visitors and homeowners sit together. The light from “mu u” stick is enough to illuminate a space, create a cozy atmosphere for visitors and residents. Together they enjoy a cup of hot tea, sing songs in both Vietnamese and foreign language. In the cozy atmosphere, they tell each other their life stories. The host is a soldier who participated in the war, and lost a part of his body at the battle. He enthusiastically tell the visitors the story of his life, how the village was bombed in wartime and accompanist for guests listen to revolutionary songs.
