The very fertile Mekong Delta is Viet Nam’s breadbasket: it feeds the nation with rice, vegetables, fish and fruit.
(Vietnam is the world’s second largest rice exporter.)
It is a densely populated area, including the waterways where hundreds of thousands of people conduct commerce by boat.
A day trip around this floating city is a fascinating glimpse into the hardworking commercial heart of Vietnam.
On land, a visitor sees endless student faces coming and going to school; the future is strong.

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Mekong Delta - a local processing plant offers different
In the Mekong Delta
Selling melons to a boat resident
Work in the Mekong Delta requires
Cigarette smoking is popular among workers.
The very fertile Mekong Delta is
The very fertile Mekong Delta is
Along the edge of the water
Mekong Delta - inside a local rice flour processing plant
Mekong Delta - inside a local rice flour processing plant
Mekong Delta - in a processing plant; Vietnam is the
Mekong Delta - stacks of rice bags in a processing
Commuting to work
Mekong Delta - cute guide explaining a local rice flour
The very fertile Mekong Delta is
Railway bridge in the delta.
Mekong Delta - school
Mekong Delta - school
Mekong Delta - school
Mekong Delta - school
Mekong Delta - school
Hauling in a fish net with
A young sporty kid
Overview of a portion of the Mekong Delta
Even bicycles travel by boat here.
On the shore of Mekong the
The very fertile Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta is densely populated with boats of all
The Mekong Delta man working on boat
Mekong Delta - a family home is a boat.
Mekong Delta - taking goods to market
Mekong Delta - life
Mekong Delta - people conduct commerce by boat.
Mekong Delta - man conducting commerce by boat.
Most properties are not built of
The very fertile Mekong Delta is
The very fertile Mekong Delta is
Some people their entires lives in
The Mekong Delta feeds the nation
Not sure if he is playing
Mekong Delta - a
Repairing a fish net; children learn
Vendor selling rice and vegetable plants
The very fertile Mekong Delta is
Ship repairs are always necessary in the Mekong Delta.
Boat maker's shop
Coca-Cola is everywhere.
Laundry and fruit - two essentials

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