Floating Village in Halong Bay
by Rob Hemphill
Title
Floating Village in Halong Bay
Artist
Rob Hemphill
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This floating village in Halong Bay, Vietnam has to be one of the most extraordinary ways of living and existing - on the sea permanently.
The people here are fishermen, and their lives are intrinsically tied to the ocean. They have built boats and floating homes that provide their shelter, their transportation, and their culture. They can tie their homes to their neighbours, or they can drift off while they hunt for fish, lobsters, shellfish, and squid. They own no land, only the boats that provide their way of life.
The Halong Bay area is now a UNESCO World Heritage area, and the villages are considered an irreplaceable cultural site. There are four main floating villages spread out across Halong Bay with a total of around 1000 residents. The villages are called Cua Van, Ba Hang, Vong Vieng, and Cong Tau.
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Featured in the following FAA Groups:
"Global Artists Gallery" 07/01/2020
"Out Of The Ordinary" 06/28/2020
"Mind-Blowing Photography" 06/27/2020
"Your Story of Art" 06/25/2020
"World Landscape Lovers of Art" 06/24/2020
"Awesome Asia" 06/21/2020
"The Road To Self Promotion" 06/21/2020
"Fine Art America Professionals" 06/21/2020
"Transportation" 06/20/2020
"Reflection Rainbows" 06/20/2020
"Art District" 06/20/2020
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June 20th, 2020
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