Catching baby shrimps in Tam Cốc

It's hard work for the locals as they have to stand in the water and try to catch baby shrimps from the nets. They earn little money from this work, US$1-2 per day. The woman is picking baby shrimps among garbage and leaves.

Cúc Phương national park - Kênh Gà - Tam Cốc

November 25th 2012
16 November to 19 November 2012 – The photographer and I got a bus from Hải Phòng city to Nho Quan town, then we hired a taxi to Cúc Phương national park (182km in total). The taxi driver was a military doctor who owned a private car. As he knew I was worried about leeches, he gave me medicine.and cotton which can help me stop bleeding in case of leech bite. Actually, these leeches only ap ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Ninh Binh

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

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