Tea stall outside the Dinh, Cu Da

The archway through which I took this photo is the old gateway to the village, at which horseriders were supposed to get down and start walking. Nowadays the village extends beyond this gate right up to the border with the next village. The woven bamboo boards covered with the bright orange stuff are part of the mien manufacturing process - out to dry before being cut into very thin noodles. They are all up and down every street in the village: these have been set up against the front fence of the village dinh .