bamboo boats in central vietnam

the amazing bamboo

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November 26th 2006
photos compliments of http://www.vietnamboats.org/bambooboats.htm bamboo is an amazing product. i have seen it used for scaffolding, reaching 20 stories high (in hong kong). here in vietnam they use it to weave boats. some boats are round and amazingly navigable by the experienced, while others look like river drift boats though they are used in the oceans-for drift fishing of course. i e ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Hoi An

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more