Natural “pearls” of the sea on Hon Khoi

Traveling along the coastal road from Ninh Tho Commune to the wards of Ninh Diem, Ninh Hai, and Ninh Thuy in Ninh Hoa Town, visitors can easily spot large salt mounds, neatly piled and covered with tarpaulins, drying under the sun in the fields.

The salt-making season runs from January to July each year, with the ideal time for harvesting falling between April and June, when intense sunshine helps the salt dry faster and become denser, resulting in large, firm, flavorful white crystals.

As the sun rises and its rays reflect on the salt fields, the sparkling grains of salt shimmer like natural pearls from the sea.

People’s Army Newspaper would like to introduce photos of locals harvesting salt in the coastal area of Hon Khoi:

Salt farmers drain the water from the fields before harvesting.

Salt is raked into small piles.

The salt is then neatly gathered.

Workers shovel the salt onto carts.

The salt is transported to storage areas.

Large white salt mounds are formed.

These brilliant white salt grains are like natural pearls of the sea.

Translated by Tran Hoai