Sedge harvest season in Phu Tan village

Across Vietnam’s Central Highlands and south-central provinces, sedge mats are widely used. For many residents, these mats, made from sedge, a plant like grass that grows in temperate and cold regions, are the preferred, comfortable option to sleep on. Photographer Le Chi Trung, 32, captured sedge harvest season in Phu Tan village in the south central province of Phu Yen.

Phu Tan villagers enter the busy sedge harvesting season from May to July annually. Photographer Le Chi Trung, 32, captured these moments in his album. (Source: vnexpress.net)

During harvest season, locals flock to their fields to tie collected sedge into bundles. (Source: vnexpress.net)

After harvesting, people shake the sedge to keep it straight. (Source: vnexpress.net)

Sedge is harvested and sun-dried, then clustered and dyed. Colored sedge strings are sun-dried again and woven into mats. (Source: vnexpress.net)

In order to have enough raw materials for production, the village needs from 25 to 30 tonnes of sedge material on average per month. (Source: vnexpress.net)

A delivery tricycle transports sedge to the village, passing by golden rice fields. (Source: vnexpress.net)

Women in conical hats dry sedge under the sun. (Source: vnexpress.net)

The village's products are popular in many other provinces, including Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa and Binh Dinh. (Source: vnexpress.net)

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