Along the white reed fields - Dak Lak Electronic Newspaper

05:25, December 3, 2023

When the pale yellow afternoon sunlight penetrates through the gaps between the leaves, bringing a bit of chill to everywhere, groups of young people gather on the reed beds growing along the banks of the Han River ( Da Nang City), the peaceful lands at the estuary.

In colorful costumes, laughter and whispers mixed with thousands of pure white reeds gently swaying in the wind.

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In recent years, the season of white pampas grass blooming is no longer a milestone of time but has become a tourist product, attracting many people and tourists.

Amidst the vast grass and flowers, they immersed themselves in nature, capturing unforgettable moments.

The white reeds swaying lazily in the wind make the space even more peaceful and poetic. Standing in the middle of a thousand white reeds, looking up at the blue sky and the gently drifting white clouds, you will surely wish this peaceful moment would last forever.

Girls in their prime shyly stand next to flower petals gently tilted in the wind, as if searching for answers, a support for the purity and innocence of their souls. Every person is born and grows up looking for their own goals and reasons for living.

But when they meet in the white reed field, they will surely be the same, that is, finding a bit of peace in the moment of the intersection of heaven and earth. The reed field is a pure white color like the purity of the soul, soft and gentle in the breeze like the way you calmly and peacefully welcome the "winds" of life.

We have seen the fragile white reeds growing in the border areas, or the vast fields of reeds on the river banks of the midlands and mountainous areas of the North. But the white reeds blooming in Da Nang - the city at the beginning of the sea and the end of the river bring indescribable emotions, signaling a change in the earth and sky. That change is seen by the people as a sign of the coming season of peace.

According to the experience of local fishermen, the reed flowers will only bloom when this year’s storms have passed, leaving peace for the land, sky and sea. The Central region has been struggling to endure natural disasters for many years.

Storms such as Chanchu, Xangsane (2006); Ketsana (2009); Son Tinh (2012); Haiyan (2013)… have taken away property, lives and many tears. Countless fishing boats and fishermen have been left forever in the cold sea. Many brave old fishermen and young men returned home, narrowly escaping death but suffering lifelong disabilities. Many families were in debt, orphaned, and alone because of the fury of nature.

People compare the Central region to a shoulder pole, fragile but durable, resilient, bending but never breaking. After the rain, the sky clears up again, boats sail out to sea again, and people along the coast go back to the fields for the new crop.

Boys and girls capture moments next to white reeds.

With the experience accumulated over many generations, the local people always consider the white reeds, though fragile and swaying in the wind, delicate enough to hide in the ground for a whole year. The reeds only stretch out to catch the wind when the earth and sky are peaceful and nature is in harmony. That moment is the peaceful season, strengthening the belief and will to rise up, compensating for the losses and losses of people in this land of sun, wind and natural disasters.

Winter has come. People's footsteps seem to be hurried, trying to complete the year's goals, or wandering in dreamland. The reed fields, after about 2-3 weeks of blooming, gradually wither, sowing seeds of hope into the ground. They patiently hide and sleep, then stretch up to catch the wind and wait for people's footsteps to return, bringing with them freshness and peace...

Phan Chung

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