The ruins of a church in Hai Ly Commune in the northern province of Nam Dinh near Hanoi. Photo credit: VGPNews

The village at dawn.

A corner of the village

 Local fisherfolk return at sunset.

Busy by the net

Men walk on poles to check and harvest clams along the coast.

A man arrange fishing nets on his boat.

Men pull their nets at the end of a fishing day.

Two men carry their catch home.

 Men prepare to cast their nets near the shore.

 Some women buy and sell the fresh catches right at the beach.  

A woman works on a salt field.

Another pushes the salt home.