A woman starting a fire for cooking using rice straw. 

A woman carrying a traditional bamboo basket carrier and rake. The carrier is used to transport heavy or numerous items and the weight can be evenly distributed over both shoulders if need be. 

Women transporting bundles of freshly harvested rice on a bicycle. 

Women transporting bundles of freshly harvested rice on a bicycle. 

A woman transporting bundles of freshly harvested rice on a bicycle. 

Women transporting bundles of freshly harvested rice on a bicycle. 

Women transporting bundles of freshly harvested rice on a bicycle. 

A restaurant owner fire roasting a dog in rice straw on the side of a road. 

A woman selling cutlets of meat at a local market. 

A restaurant owner fire roasting a dog in rice straw on the side of a road. 

A woman planting rice seeds in a rice paddy prepared for cultivation. 

A young girl working the rice mill in her family's shop. 

A young girl working the rice mill in her family's shop. 

Women farmers sprinkling rice straw ash on the newly planted crop of rice. 

A farmer starting the engine of a small tractor in a rice paddy. 

A vendor at the My Tho Market displaying a large bowl of rice. 

A woman washing clothing in a small lake in the village. 

Women farmers preparing the earth for the planting of a new rice crop. 

A woman tending to her cattle as they graze on the edge of a rice paddy. 

A woman washing clothing in a small lake in the village.