Traditional salt making in Ninh Thuan

Pristine white salt mounds and busy farmers on the salt fields are familiar scene in Ninh Thuan, where the traditional salt-making profession has existed for over a century.

Salt farmers work on the Tri Hai salt fields in Ninh Thuan province. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

Each person has a task in the salt fields. Some use rakes to gather salt into piles, while others deftly shovel salt into carts.

Salt is piled up and loaded onto trucks for distribution. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

Workers at the Tri Hai salt production area pack salt for sale. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

Ninh Thuan’s salt production concentrates in Phuong Hai, Tri Hai, Nhon Hai of Ninh Hai district, and Ca Na, Phuoc Diem, and Phuoc Minh of Thuan Nam district. (Photo: VNP/VNA)