Carp in Thuy Tram village have vibrant red colour. (Photo: VNA)
Thuy Tram villagers harvest red carp to prepare for Kitchen Gods' Day. (Photo: VNA)
There is no busier time than Tet for Thuy Tram village in the northern province of Phu Tho. It is a time of high demand for the village’s famous produce, red carp. (Photo: VNA)
Thuy Tram village is a famous red-carp raising area in the north and is also the cradle of red-carp raising in Vietnam.(Photo: VNA)
The red carp area totals 50 hectares in Thuy Tram village, with an estimated annual harvest of 150 tonnes. (Photo: VNA)
Carp village bustling as Tet nears
Carp breeders in Thuy Tram village in Tuy Loc commune, Cam Khe district, Phu Tho province, are busy harvesting red carp to take to the market for the occasion of the Kitchen Gods’ Day (23rd day of the 12th lunar month).