Views of Vietnam B&W Photos By Minh Ngoc From Nha Trang 2007
NATURAL BEAUTY
Early Morning Mists at Dalat City
Dawn
Coastal Palm Tree Foliage
Chinabay at De-Nang on the way to Hue
Waterfalls
Vietnam Rainforest
Halong Bay
Halong Bay Sunset
PEOPLE OF VIETNAM Many Generations
Childhood
Happy Mother and Son
A man who has seen much in his lifetime.
Grandmother being comforted.
The Past and the Future
Children
Sisters
Girl with her grandfather
Oh, what he can remember!
Beautiful eyes with much yet to see
Hoi-An Market Vendor
FISHING Livelihood for Many
Fish Market
Fishing boats on the river.
Checking Fish Nets
Husband & Wife Fishing
Riverbank activities.
Hanging out the fish nets to dry
Casting a net on the Serepok River
‘Dang’ in the River
Waiting on the River
Paddling back with fish
Ngoc Diem Village Fishing Boats
Vietnamese Seafood
THE WET MONSOON SEASON The Mixed Blessing of Water for Life Arrives There’s a wet monsoon and a dry monsoon
Caught in a Wet Monsoon Season Rain
Children in the Rain
Rushing to Market in the Rain
Boys at Play
After the Rain
THE DRY MONSOON SEASON Several Months Essentially Without Rain
Drought Area
FARMING, LABOR, & COMMERCE OCCUPY MANY Work Often Begins Quite Young
Old farmer near rice paddy
Road between Fields
Terraced field at Mat Village – Da Lat City
Mother is working in a rice paddy.
Plowing the Field
Birds in the Field
Water buffalo crossing the river
Large herd of water buffalo crossed the river
Girls with Harvested Maize
Hard working child hauling bananas or plantains.
Terraced Rice Paddies
Green Rice Fields
Hurrying to Market
Carrying their load down the road.
Hard Working Mother
Road Side “Inn”
A Mother’s Job
Salt Production
Producing Incense Sticks
Commerce on Halong Bay
Live chickens for sale in Hanoi
Floating market in the Mekong Delta
Hoi An Market where the river parallels the road
Hoi An Market
CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, & RIVER LIFE Not Everyone Lives in a Rural Hamlet
Hue Capital
Xom Moi Market at night in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province
Afternoon at Dien Bien City Bridge.
Village market
Riverboats
Citadel in Hue
Ho Chi Minh City from the air
Garbage in Hanoi street
Hanoi Street Scene
Village Market
MEKONG DELTA REGION Should benefit from increased international commerce
Mekong Delta Settlement
Market and docks on the Mekong in the delta region.
Crossing the Mekong
FAMILY AND HOME Many Traditions Remain Strong
Women pounding the rice.
Separating rice from chaff.
Small kitchen
Children babysitting
Baby being fed
Sharing the old stories
Meeting of the Village Elders
Children before class
Passing on Religious Traditions
Going to Church
Traditional Worship
Children sit in front of the house
Grandfather & grandson sitting outside the house
SUV and Cell Phone
Cao Dai Temple near Ho Chi Minh City
Cao Dai Temple
Vietnamese Pagoda between Hoi An and Hue
FUN, GAMES, & ENTERTAINMENT An Essential Part of Life
Elephant Race
Friends riding water buffalos
Somersault competition
Traditional dance
Fire Dance
Race with traditional creels
ETHNIC MINORITIES There Are Many in Vietnam
K’ho People
Mountain Girls
Ma People
A Ma mother – notice the rosary around her neck.
Ma women take a break with a bamboo pipe.
K’ho woman at Minh Ngoc.
Children of the Trin People
Hardworking Trin Boy
Thai village at Dien Bien Phu Province
Pagoda in Chinese quarter of Ho Chi Minh City
Chinese Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City
REMEMBRANCES OF THE VIETNAM WAR They Can’t Escape Them
Bomb and shell casings in the DMZ
Mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh
Viet Cong tunnel in the DMZ
21 ST CENTURY APPEAL TO TOURISTS Free Enterprise and Cooperation with Capitalist Businesses are Growing Steadily.
Luxurious Evason Hideaway at Ana Mandara, Vietnam
Beach and terrace at Evason Hideaway
Mama Han’s Floating Bar
Tourist with a banana split.
A tourist with a 40 kg python.
INDUSTRY, RECOVERY, AND GROWTH Vietnam has been undergoing much change in the 21 st century
Commercial agriculture – exporting rice again
Proposed headquarters for ship building in Vietnam
Clipper, a Danish company, signs contract for 10 ships.
Scenes from the coal mining industry.
Well established textile industry
Rolling machine for making sheet steel being delivered
Manufacturing Furniture
Computers and iPods being advertised in Ho Chi Minh City
Railroad transportation reestablished
Planned convention center in Ho Chi Minh City