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Hue Conical hats: Layers of History

Posted on 16 October 2009 by admin

A hat typically contains 34 to 50 leaf tips. The maker earns just VND2,000 or 3,000 profit per hat.

Early April is the loveliest time of year in the countryside around Hue . I could hear Hue music playing on the radio. The fields were at their most beautiful, with yellowish green rice plants quivering in the breeze. The aroma of young rice drifted over Tay Ho village, which lies on the banks of the Nhu Y River.
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Da Lat

Posted on 12 July 2009 by admin

Da Lat (or Dalat) has a unique flavor among Vietnamese towns. Dalat’s history, combined with the welcome temperate mountain climate and pastoral hillside setting, gives it the feel of a European alpine resort which, in fact, it once was. Continue Reading

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