Fish traps
Wooden stakes.
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Tam Giang is a vast lagoon in the Tam Giang–Cầu Hai lagoon system north of Huế in central Vietnam, about 20 km north of central Huế in a straight line. A long, narrow strip of sand separates it from the South China Sea. The lagoon covers about 52 square kilometres and stretches some 24 km from the mouth of the Ô Lâu River to the mouth of the Perfume River. It makes up about 11 percent of the country's coastal lagoon area. It is 2 to 4 metres deep, reaching 7 metres in places. With the Thuận An estuary and the Perfume River it was once the main waterway to the imperial capital of Huế, and folk songs recall how hard it was to cross when the wind blew. Calm water stretches to the horizon, crossed by fishing nets and fish traps made of wooden stakes, with small boats steered by fishermen. At sunset the orange sky mirrors on the water between the lines of stakes, one of the finest sights in the region. Visitors come from Huế to watch the sunset and see the fishermen at work among the stakes. Thousands of tonnes of fish and shrimp are taken from the lagoon each year. The Tam Giang bridge is the only bridge across it.
Wooden stakes.
On the water.
Orange reflections.
North of Huế, Vietnam
At sunset.
Yes, the Tam Giang bridge is the only one.