People swing from bamboo pole to bamboo pole to make a bridge across the river.
The precarious, sketchy and precarious bridge stretching across the Thu Bon River not only helps people cross and farm but also creates a peaceful image of the countryside.
But those bamboo bridges did not last long. After each flood season, the bridges were swept away into pieces on the Thu Bon River.
Like a cart of sand in the desert, when the river water dries up, people in Cam Dong call each other to cut down old bamboo trunks.
They patiently and diligently sat day after day, week after week to plant bamboo poles to extend the bridge from one end to the other bank.
These bridges still exist in the middle of the river, despite all the harsh challenges. The bridges are made entirely by human power, with bamboo structures.
During the process, the worker swings on fragile bamboo trunks in the middle of the river connecting the bridge, just like a spider spinning a web.
The bridge is less than 1 meter wide and 120 meters long, creating a scene like a pre-arranged village painting.
From human strength and old bamboo trunks, the bridge grows longer every day until it connects the two banks.
The type of bamboo used to make bridges is old bamboo, growing along river banks and villages.
A worker on crutches walks on a newly paved bridge made of bamboo poles to tie the connecting steel wires.
Small boats used by people to cross when there is no bridge
Local people's worship ritual when the bridge connects the two banks
People transport agricultural products across the river after the bridge is completed.
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