Ngoc Ha village
This photo is the product of a walk I took this afternoon. The scene is close to the city centre, just off Doi Can, one of the main routes westward out of the city centre. Behind the rows of shops along the road is a maze of narrow alleys. If you find one that goes somewhere, you might come across this tranquil field of rau muong. Probably it won't last a whole lot longer as there's a sign up by the lake showing where the city authorities plan to build a road right through here. Then the lake edge will be 'beautified' with concrete and trees planted in rows.
posted by melanie @ 10:30 pm
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This picture reminds me of the place I grew up in. Even though the front of my house faces a very busy city street, its back is a small field where people grew rice and rau muong and it gets flooded during heavy rainstorms, turning it into a small lake full of fish. I truly had the best of both worlds, the convenience of city life and the peaceful open space of the country life. Of course, the field has been replaced with houses nowaday. I suppose it's a sign of progress.
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