Mid-April of the lunar calendar is the harvest season of Vinh Long sedge fields. At this time, a large area of sedge-growing land appears like giant, enchanting boxes.
Vinh Long sedge field in season – giant color boxes are eye-catching
Each locality in each region of the country has sedge fields with their own beauty and uniqueness expressed through many different angles. If the sedge field in Tam Quan contains the peaceful and peaceful landscape of the central village, Hung Hoa Nghe An sedge field possesses an irresistible attraction with the green color stretching like a giant carpet. The papyrus field in Vinh Long makes visitors feel more nostalgic every time they visit because of the poetic beauty with the harmonious array of colors more harmonious than paintings.
Along with Vinh Long sedge copper, Hung Hoa Nghe An sedge copper is also known by many people for its enchanting beauty.
Vinh Long sedge field seen from the name is more beautiful than the picture. Photo by Khanh Phan.
In many other regions of Central or Northern Vietnam, sedge is also known as the squint tree. Seagrass is planted with 2 main crops of the year, the season is around April of lunar year and the season is around August of lunar calendar. The sedge can be considered as a salt-loving plant, but it is not wrong to list them as a species of freshwater because they are suitable for mild, moderate salinity, if the water is too salty or too sweet, the plant will die or difficult to grow.
Many tourists choose to travel to Vinh Long were extremely excited to visit this southwestern province in the right time to harvest sedge. When you can see with your own eyes the lush green rush field, you will clearly feel the serenity and tranquility of this authentic village of Nam Bo.
The sedge tree, also known as the squint tree, is grown in Vung Liem district, Vinh Long province. Photo by Khanh Phan.
When the papyrus harvest season has arrived, ie around the fourth lunar month, farmers in the western part of Vinh Long will harvest and dry the papyrus to use for knitting mats and handicrafts for export.
Many famous photographers have promptly captured the beautiful photos of the sedge harvest of the farmers here.
Though the West has a lot of beautiful scenery and tourism attractions, from rice paddies stretching untouched stork nonstop flight in Bac Lieu, flower village of Sa Dec Dong Thap bustle when spring comes, festive Ben Tre coconut on At the end of the year, but the image of Vinh Long sedge field in the season appears as a different drawing that brings a special attraction to visitors.
The field of the cave stretches to the eyes, and far away is the immense coconut field. Photo by Khanh Phan.
Because when visiting this place, visitors not only can see the natural landscape with yellow papyrus when green, like a picture of bright colors, but also observe the lively working life of farmers in Vinh Long. .
Especially in the harvest season, the Vung Liem sedge trees, which were famously fat, big, and shiny than elsewhere, now seem to be showing off their extraordinary vitality among the fields. Just a few wandering winds blow the whole green papyrus field swinging with the wind creating beautiful waves, spreading across the field like a giant bright and vivid painting. and.
The extensive rushing fields in the harvest season look like giant boxes of color from afar. Photo: Khanh Phan.
If you have the opportunity to travel to Vinh Long on the right time to harvest the sedge, do not miss the opportunity to enjoy this evocative painting created by heaven and earth. In the middle of the immense field, seemingly stretching thousands to the horizon with no stops, suddenly appeared a few fields of green papyrus, here and there, the yellow color of ripe papyrus appeared. You will feel as if the sky is being dyed an endless yellowish green color. That beautiful landscape picture is also adorned with a few highlights by the image of each herd of white storks flying in search of a shelter in the night in the sky. And to complete that artwork, it is indispensable for the image of Vinh Long farmers who are diligently and diligently completing their sedge harvesting work.
Papyrus cutting is hard work and requires mastery, familiar hands. Photo: Domino.
The lush green sedge fields in Vinh Long are not only a favorite destination for nature lovers, but also a choice for those who want to find simple but close, familiar places. As for photographers or photography enthusiasts, this is also an irresistible place to hunt for beautiful pictures. If you have the opportunity to come to Vinh Long, remember to visit Vung Liem sedge village to have interesting experiences and peaceful moments!
The ‘artists of the field’ during the Vinh Long sedge harvest
It can be said that the most important step in the papyrus harvesting and processing into fibers is drying to preserve the sedge for a long time. Because the standard papyrus fiber must be light green or white and the moisture content is below 30%. This will prevent the mold from growing. Besides, the drying, cutting and splitting of papyrus also takes a lot of effort. That is why the farmers who harvest on the Vinh Long sedge field must be extremely skillful and careful.
If sedge cutting is a man’s job, carrying sedge is a job that women usually undertake.
If the field sedge Vinh Lon g is such as beautiful natural picture, the harvest rush is also known as the “painter of the field.” Without those skillful hands and hard work, the picture of the papyrus field could not appear so vividly and colorful.
The sedge harvest work conceals many interesting things and extremely hard work. One must use a special tool that is very sharp and sweet to cut sedge. For mature and healthy people, just one cut is a whole bunch of papyrus in hand. Because of fast and precise requirements and good health, this job is usually done by young men in the village.
Seen from above, the sedge field appears beautiful and green. Photo by Khanh Phan.
After the sedge was cut neatly, the sedge was bundled into large bundles and used a rather special lever to carry. In Vinh Long sedge field , this job is done by women. Because they require more finesse than strength like papyrus. The sedge is cut and carried to the gathering place into larger bundles of papyrus, then gathered in large quantities and taken to rafts and taken to the truck.
Seagrass and sedge products from Vinh Long
Vinh Long is not only famous for its floating market Tra On and My Thuan Bridge, Binh Island with many tourist attractions such as ecological tourism area Vinh San , Truong Huy, … but also the fields of sedge Immense Vinh Long stretches to please many far away customers.
The movement to grow sedge instead of traditional wet rice cultivation flourished in Vung Liem district, Vinh Long province about 20 years ago. Seagrass has high economic efficiency for the local people because it can harvest 3-4 crops / year instead of 2 rice crops. Especially, the sedge variety in Vung Liem also has a round, hard and long body, giving higher productivity than the wild rush.
The sedge job brings a stable source of income for local people.
Papyrus has long been considered one of the crops that generate income for many rural areas from South to North. Especially, consumers increasingly prefer environmentally friendly materials. The sedge fiber can make handicrafts, bamboo and rattan products, other consumer products for women such as sedge baskets, sedge bags, papyrus hats or weave cool sedge mats. . The bags made from papyrus are receiving special attention because they can replace plastic bags, help protect the environment, and perform well the “Say No to Plastic Waste” movement.
The elegant but unique ones are made from Vinh Long sedge yarn.
Papyrus fiber is used to make bags to replace plastic bags, helping to protect the environment.
From the green papyrus, through the talented hands of the artist, they make lovely papyrus hats.
Whether the process of making a papyrus mat or bag, the papyrus cone takes a lot of time and goes through many stages, requires dexterity and perseverance. After harvesting the sedge is the stage to tear the sedge yarn, dye the sedge, dry the sedge and weave the sedge mat.
Each stage requires meticulousness and ingenuity of the papyrus artisans and when each papyrus mat is formed, in addition to the colors dyed with dye, it is also dyed by the bitter sweat of the workers. Vung Liem sedge village. And even so, the achievements are always sweet fruits because when looking at the cute and convenient finished bags or hats will make the artisans forget all the fatigue.
Ảnh: Khánh Phan., Domino, Internet