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VIETNAM. VIBRANT CULTURE AWASH WITH COLOUR.

Exotic and compelling, Vietman is one of the most photogenic countries on earth. Its myriad of breathtaking landscapes range from the Rich Burgundy of the Red River Delta in the North to the dizzying greens of the Rice Fields in the South, with everything from silky sand beaches, cerulean bays and emerald peaks in between. And because we all need a little inspiration in these unprecedented times, here are three of the country's most colourful sights.

A Wash Of Dizzying Greens

In the rugged peaks that surround Vietnam’s Red River Delta, hilltop villages are scattered atop fields of towering rice terraces. These are more than fields, they are agricultural feats of precision – emerald stairways that ascend the rolling hillsides in a wash of dizzying greens.

Rice thrives in water logged conditions and is usually grown in flooded deltas and lowlands. Vietnamese hill tribes sculpted the terraces into the slopes to control the downward flow of water, creating fertile fields of sustenance and breathtaking beauty.

A Rippling Sea Of Blue

In the coastal city of Bac Liêu, the sight of workers, clad in traditional leaf hats, knitting their way through seas of cerulean nylon nets is a common one. For each net, three to five craftsmen use tiny needles to weave nets that are tight enough to catch the array of shrimp, fish and crabs to feed the local community. As they knit, the waves of netting ripple out behind them in a sea of blues, resembling the waves into which they will soon be submerged.

Vibrant Bursts Of Magenta

The village of Quang Phu Cau on the outskirts of Hanoi turns a vibrant shade of magenta before every lunar new year, as hundreds of workers chop, dye and dry bamboo bark to make the joss sticks the village is famous for. After being laid out to dry, the craftsmen use their feet to tie the incense sticks into large bundles that are laid out in courtyards, resembling fields of flowers.