Arriving at Ly Son island district, visitors are often met with the sights of industrious local people and fishermen working at the wharfs as well as of the onion and garlic fields and winding paths in the dim light of the early morning.

 

 

From the early morning, many women arrive at the wharf to wait for the fishing boats.

 

 

 

 

A market selling garlic and onion in the early morning

 

 

 

 

A husband and wife duo wake up at 3am to cook banh cuon (Vietnamese Steamed Rice Rolls) to sell in the early morning.

 

 

 

 

 

The first trucks of the day transporting onion and garlic

 

 

 

People in Ly Son Island use automatic watering systems to water onion fields at around 5am.

 

 

 

 

There are more fishing boats docking at the wharf at around 5:30am.

 

 

 

 

The joy showed on the fishermen’s faces when receiving a fine catch of fish

 

 

 

 

The sincere smiles of local women on the island

 

 

 

 

Motorbikes carry onions and garlic…

 

 

 

 

…. to boats that transport the Ly Son island’s specialities to the mainland.

 

 

Nhan Dan