Society
Man rejects city to live alone in the woods
HÀ NỘI — Fed up with the hustle and bustle of city life, Nịnh Văn Sàu decided to pack his bags and live closer to nature.
The 28-year-old quit his urban existence in Móng Cái City last year and moved into a forest.
For the past eight months, the Sán Chỉ ethnic man has been vlogging his daily activities, raking in thousands of followers intrigued by his ‘at one with nature’ lifestyle.
Surrounded by only trees, birdsong, rustling wind, and flowing water, Sàu has built a house, grown vegetables, raised fish, and gained practical experience on how to live alone in the wild with nothing but the elements to contend with.
He has recorded his daily activities and posted clips on YouTube, and his practical experience of survival under harsh conditions has drawn much attention, especially from youngsters.
Located 12km from the centre of Móng Cái City, Bắc Sơn is a border highland commune with mainly mountainous terrain and a sparse population. Sàu lives in the forest about three kilometres from the commune’s Thán Phún Village.
Eight months ago, the 500-square-metre area was just wasteland in the middle of the forest, until Sàu asked the local government for permission to develop the area as a homestead.
The 28-year-old did multiple jobs in Việt Nam and China before realising that focusing on one career would help him settle down and find happiness.
When he returned to Việt Nam in 2019 after several years working as an electronics worker in China, he wanted to become a YouTube content creator.
Despite his family’s opposition, Sàu started making video clips specialising in forest survival skills.
He had a passion for technology and life in the wild, and the bushcraft skills to survive.
After one year of producing a series of clips on survival skills, he wanted to recreate the image of a farmer who gardened, grew vegetables and raised fish in rural life close to nature.
Since 2021, Sàu has shown his daily work in detail without dialogue in the video clips.
“I want to do more than what regular bushcrafters do. Bushcrafters mainly show off their survival skills, but I want to build my own life here in nature,” he told Nhân Dân (People) newspaper.
Sàu chopped bamboo to build a house and a kitchen, dug ponds to raise fish, brought water from local springs to drink, caught shrimps and crabs in streams, and now lives among the deserted mountains.
In the past eight months, the two jobs that took most of his time and effort were digging the pond and building the house. He said he learned the skills from his parents and other elders in the village.
“The economic life of people living in a border commune depends on agricultural production, afforestation and livestock development, so everyone masters some skills,” he said.
Initially, Sàu filmed and edited the video himself with the only phone he had, which took a lot of time, not to mention the difficulties of an unstable internet connection.
His footage on his Trai vùng cao (Highland boy) channel was well received by viewers with a high rate of subscribers and viewers. Thanks to that, his income from YouTube became more and more stable.
Sàu said the trend of returning to nature through forms such as tourism, camping and survival in nature was increasingly popular, especially due to the pandemic, environmental pollution and climate change.
Bushcraft is about survivalism, or the ability to adapt and improvise in the wilderness.
Bushcrafters must have basic skills such as foraging, hunting, finding water, building shelter and making fires. Each of these skills requires knowledge of plants and animals, as well as effective ways to harvest, such as building shelters requires knowledge of cutting down trees, gathering materials and tying knots.
They know how to use natural resources to survive, and how to combine general knowledge of plants, animals, terrain and weather with some basic manual tools.
These are all intense challenges for those who love to explore natural life and immerse themselves in nature. It helps them to be independent, confident, patient and resilient, and increases practitioners’ ability to adapt to difficulties and challenges, and improves their ability to survive.
For Sàu, going into the forest is not simply about camping for a few days, but building an entirely new and peaceful life away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
He plans to implement culinary content such as wild cooking, as well as bushcraft skills, in the future to inspire the young in the way of living in nature. —
Source: https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1157997/man-rejects-city-to-live-alone-in-the-woods.html
A Vietnamese married couple had their scooter seized by police officers and will face punishment for performing acrobatics while riding at a dangerous bend on Hai Van Mountain Pass in central Vietnam.
Police officers in Phu Loc District, central Thua Thien-Hue Province said on Monday afternoon that they determined the couple in question include Nguyen The A., 35, and Nguyen Thi Kim Ng., 24, both of whom are local residents.
A 30-second video capturing A. and Ng.’s daredevil stunts circulated on social media on Sunday.
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| This supplied photo shows Nguyen Thi Kim Ng.’s scooter being seized by police officers in Phu Loc District, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. |
In the video, Ng. carried A. on the scooter while both were not wearing helmets at a double-hairpin bend on Hai Van Mountain Pass, which connects Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang City.
Then, A., from the passenger seat, leaned forward and held the handlebars to steer the scooter while his left leg was still left in the footrest for the back seat and the right leg was stretched out on the vehicle.
At that time, there were many vehicles running on Hai Van Mountain Pass, with some motorcyclists worried about the couple’s performance and pulling over to the side of the road for their safety.
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| A bird’s-eye view of a dangerous bend where reckless riders often show off their riding skills on Hai Van Mountain Pass in central Vietnam. Photo: T. Tri / Tien Phong |
The video drew the attention of police officers and prompted an investigation, which resulted in Phu Loc District officers’ summoning A. and Ng. to the police station.
According to their testimony, A. and Ng. are husband and wife and the scooter with the plate number 75K1-510.16 they used in the video is registered to Ng. at the district’s police office.
The couple performed the acrobatics after they and a group of friends had just returned from bathing in a stream near Hai Van Mountain Pass.
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| A young man shows off his skill of steering a motorbike with no hands at the slope of a dangerous bend on Hai Van Mountain Pass in central Vietnam. Photo: T. Tri / Tien Phong |
The incident was recorded by a person at the site and posted on social media.
Phu Loc police officers seized Ng.’s scooter and handed the case over to their colleagues in Da Nang’s Lien Chieu District, where the bend is located, to handle the couple in accordance with the law for their dangerous and unsafe behavior on the street.
The 24km scenic and twisty road of Hai Van Mountain Pass is always a favorite of motorbike adventurers, with many reckless riders often showing off their riding skills there.
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A Vietnamese married couple had their scooter seized by police officers and will face punishment for performing acrobatics while riding at a dangerous bend on Hai Van Mountain Pass in central Vietnam.
Police officers in Phu Loc District, central Thua Thien-Hue Province said on Monday afternoon that they determined the couple in question include Nguyen The A., 35, and Nguyen Thi Kim Ng., 24, both of whom are local residents.
A 30-second video capturing A. and Ng.’s daredevil stunts circulated on social media on Sunday.
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| This supplied photo shows Nguyen Thi Kim Ng.’s scooter being seized by police officers in Phu Loc District, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. |
In the video, Ng. carried A. on the scooter while both were not wearing helmets at a double-hairpin bend on Hai Van Mountain Pass, which connects Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang City.
Then, A., from the passenger seat, leaned forward and held the handlebars to steer the scooter while his left leg was still left in the footrest for the back seat and the right leg was stretched out on the vehicle.
At that time, there were many vehicles running on Hai Van Mountain Pass, with some motorcyclists worried about the couple’s performance and pulling over to the side of the road for their safety.
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| A bird’s-eye view of a dangerous bend where reckless riders often show off their riding skills on Hai Van Mountain Pass in central Vietnam. Photo: T. Tri / Tien Phong |
The video drew the attention of police officers and prompted an investigation, which resulted in Phu Loc District officers’ summoning A. and Ng. to the police station.
According to their testimony, A. and Ng. are husband and wife and the scooter with the plate number 75K1-510.16 they used in the video is registered to Ng. at the district’s police office.
The couple performed the acrobatics after they and a group of friends had just returned from bathing in a stream near Hai Van Mountain Pass.
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| A young man shows off his skill of steering a motorbike with no hands at the slope of a dangerous bend on Hai Van Mountain Pass in central Vietnam. Photo: T. Tri / Tien Phong |
The incident was recorded by a person at the site and posted on social media.
Phu Loc police officers seized Ng.’s scooter and handed the case over to their colleagues in Da Nang’s Lien Chieu District, where the bend is located, to handle the couple in accordance with the law for their dangerous and unsafe behavior on the street.
The 24km scenic and twisty road of Hai Van Mountain Pass is always a favorite of motorbike adventurers, with many reckless riders often showing off their riding skills there.
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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20230321/vietnamese-couple-cited-for-performing-scooter-stunts-on-mountain-pass/72186.html
The seriously-degraded, stinky state of public toilets has become an affliction for people in Hanoi, which has about 400 public bathrooms serving a population of more than 8.3 million.
Using public toilets has become a nightmare for people and tourists in the Vietnamese capital city.
At My Dinh Bus Station, one of the biggest bus depots in Hanoi handling thousands of passengers every day, many public toilets are overgrown with wild plants as observed by Tien Phong (Youth) newspaper reporters.
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| A public toilet is overgrown with wild plants on Nguyen Hoang Street in Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
At the back of one of those bathrooms on Nguyen Hoang Street, a beverage stall has been established.
Inside the bathroom, there are two toilet compartments for males and females, with one of them being closed, accompanied by an overpowering stench.
In that sole operational toilet compartment, one broken urinal was unusable and sealed with a plastic bag.
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| A urinal is sealed with a plastic bag inside a public toilet in Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
The handle to flush the toilet was missing and the hand wash basin was not working.
After using the toilet, people have to use a bucket to pour water into it.
Despite all of those problems, toilet users are expected to give an employee stationed there from VND3,000 (US$0.13) to VND5,000 ($0.21) after every use.
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| A man relieves himself outside a public toilet at My Dinh Bus Station in Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
The Tien Phong reporters witnessed the same situation at another public toilet along Trich Sai Street in Tay Ho District.
“This toilet is completely free, users don’t have to pay anything,” said Lieu, a sanitation worker there.
On the same street, a different public toilet designed with four stalls was closed on Sunday afternoon.
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| A public toilet on Trich Sai Street in Tay Ho District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
According to a staff member, the toilet has just been repaired and cannot be used yet.
“There are really very few public toilets around this large West Lake,” said Nguyen Anh Minh after using a public toilet near the lake.
“I had to go a long way before finding one here, but its quality is very poor as the inside is smelly and dirty.
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| A public toilet is closed on Trich Sai Street in Tay Ho District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
“I was reluctant to use it but I had no choice.
“After using it, I think I feel sick.”
As counted by Tien Phong, there are only two public toilets around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hoan Kiem District, insufficient for the large number of visitors to the top tourist attraction in the capital city.
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| A public toilet around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
The outside of those two public toilets looked quite modern and new, but the inside smelled strongly and one of the doors was also broken.
People often have to get in line for their turn to use the restrooms.
“I find the smell here unpleasant and the number of people with demand are high,” said Hoang Hai Yen, 21.
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| A door is broken at a public toilet around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
“Every time I step into similar public toilets across Hanoi, I feel disgusted.
“I hope Hanoi will build more public toilets in tourist destinations for residents and tourists to use.
“Moreover, public toilets need to be deodorized and cleaned more often.”
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The seriously-degraded, stinky state of public toilets has become an affliction for people in Hanoi, which has about 400 public bathrooms serving a population of more than 8.3 million.
Using public toilets has become a nightmare for people and tourists in the Vietnamese capital city.
At My Dinh Bus Station, one of the biggest bus depots in Hanoi handling thousands of passengers every day, many public toilets are overgrown with wild plants as observed by Tien Phong (Youth) newspaper reporters.
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| A public toilet is overgrown with wild plants on Nguyen Hoang Street in Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
At the back of one of those bathrooms on Nguyen Hoang Street, a beverage stall has been established.
Inside the bathroom, there are two toilet compartments for males and females, with one of them being closed, accompanied by an overpowering stench.
In that sole operational toilet compartment, one broken urinal was unusable and sealed with a plastic bag.
|
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| A urinal is sealed with a plastic bag inside a public toilet in Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
The handle to flush the toilet was missing and the hand wash basin was not working.
After using the toilet, people have to use a bucket to pour water into it.
Despite all of those problems, toilet users are expected to give an employee stationed there from VND3,000 (US$0.13) to VND5,000 ($0.21) after every use.
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| A man relieves himself outside a public toilet at My Dinh Bus Station in Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
The Tien Phong reporters witnessed the same situation at another public toilet along Trich Sai Street in Tay Ho District.
“This toilet is completely free, users don’t have to pay anything,” said Lieu, a sanitation worker there.
On the same street, a different public toilet designed with four stalls was closed on Sunday afternoon.
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| A public toilet on Trich Sai Street in Tay Ho District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
According to a staff member, the toilet has just been repaired and cannot be used yet.
“There are really very few public toilets around this large West Lake,” said Nguyen Anh Minh after using a public toilet near the lake.
“I had to go a long way before finding one here, but its quality is very poor as the inside is smelly and dirty.
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| A public toilet is closed on Trich Sai Street in Tay Ho District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
“I was reluctant to use it but I had no choice.
“After using it, I think I feel sick.”
As counted by Tien Phong, there are only two public toilets around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hoan Kiem District, insufficient for the large number of visitors to the top tourist attraction in the capital city.
|
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| A public toilet around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
The outside of those two public toilets looked quite modern and new, but the inside smelled strongly and one of the doors was also broken.
People often have to get in line for their turn to use the restrooms.
“I find the smell here unpleasant and the number of people with demand are high,” said Hoang Hai Yen, 21.
|
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| A door is broken at a public toilet around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tien Phong |
“Every time I step into similar public toilets across Hanoi, I feel disgusted.
“I hope Hanoi will build more public toilets in tourist destinations for residents and tourists to use.
“Moreover, public toilets need to be deodorized and cleaned more often.”
Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam!
Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20230321/public-toilets-cause-for-concern-in-hanoi/72172.html
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