Giant Chicken Village
A giant concrete chicken towers over the
village of Lang Con Ca. When the K'ho
nomadic hill tribe were being persuaded to make a permanent settlement
the powers that be agreed to build them a giant concrete chicken which still
presides over the village well, the children
greatly enjoy scampering in and out of a
hole in the chickens rear end
Villagers eke out a living growing rice,
tobacco, squash, corn and pumpkins. They also work in the coffee and tea
plantations.
Fish are caught using traps and spears coated with
substances to stun the fish. The village was and remains very
poor though the women now weave brocade to sell in the village and nearby
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