Le Van Em (45 years old, living in Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City) is an antique dealer with a large number of antiques. I came from the business of washing bottles, then switched to selling sidewalk watches. Life moves forward, Em is predestined with marine antiquities, mainly ancient coins. In 2010, I was given some old coins from the time of King Gia Long by my uncle who went to the sea. At that time, I thought this was just for pocket fun. Unexpectedly, in my spare time on the sidewalk, I brought a coin out to polish it and thought of designing a clock face from ancient coins. Being skillful with her hands and having a job, in only 3 days, I was able to “produce” a sidewalk clock with a unique and rare antique facade that is hard to find. Customers who have money, like to play unique goods, pay very high prices. I sold the antique watch for 30 million dong. From 5 ancient coins, Em earned a good amount of money, changed her life, people began to mention the nickname Em “ancient money”. Standing in front of the Tien cave, Mr. Tu said that the ancient coins believed to belong to King Gia Long are very rare and are no longer wandering among the people. Feeling delicious, I made a trip to the places where ancient money was kept, intending to collect a bunch of goods or at least buy them from people around the area. No one knows if Em’s actual trip to search for antiquities will be successful or not, but, returning, Em has continuously produced glittering and sparkling Gia Long watches that are offered for sale at sky-high prices. stop. Not only selling antique watches, Em also sells raw coins to make necklaces or to make rings and bracelets. I no longer sit on the sidewalk but bring an antique shop to my house in Cu Chi. Antiques are not for the crowd. For those who don’t like it, it’s just trash or an ordinary decoration. However, this is the immense love of antique “sheep”. They are willing to spend a lot of money to get their favorite item. Therefore, my customers are not many but quality. Every month I sell a watch and earn tens of millions of dong, while the original price is only equal to a bunch of fish and vegetables, sometimes given away for free. Marine antiquities, including ancient coins on shipwrecks, have been found a lot in the waters of Vietnam and around the world. Ancient coin players believe that ancient coins are always a tool used a lot in feng shui. The coins are a symbol of wealth and wealth. Its sand not only increases fortune, but you bring a lot of luck in terms of fame, career and disaster relief, small people… Ancient money taken from the bottom of the ocean also carries spiritual miracles. deluding. In it, there is a protective deity. In that sense, even selling “exorbitantly” no one complains. If they’re unlucky and buy a fake, they won’t have the strength to fight with guys like Em. It is not acceptable to be confused between real antiques and fake money to profit on the beliefs of others. Real coin players do not accept such deceitful wholesale. And antiquities enthusiasts find themselves traumatized by being deceived. Ancient coins in the reign of King Gia Long became a bustling commodity in the world of antiques. My ancient Gia Long King coins are advertised “sometimes” in a cave in the middle of the sea in Kien Giang. It is a rocky mountain, inside there is a very large cave, the locals call it Tien cave. Here, hundreds of years ago, people in the area picked up a lot of coins, which are said to be left by King Gia Long – Nguyen Anh while he fled to the South. Mr. Tu, a longtime resident who is knowledgeable about this vestige, said: “Many old people in the area have found ancient coins in the cave. Copper coins, due to being soaked in salty sea water, were rusted, chipped, and rotted, so they were no longer wandering among the people. Now it’s hard to earn even a penny, where can you get a lot to trade?” Mr. Tu led us to Tien cave to see the market. Through the seasons of high tide, the stone slabs have been smoothed away, revealing many traces of history. In the cave, there are still a few digging tracks left by people hunting for artifacts. It is not known when the hunters came here to excavate and no one knows what they found in those holes. But, Mr. Tu asserted, for more than 20 years he had lived in this area, he had no longer seen Gia Long ancient coins. Gia Long ancient coins are sold by traders at the price of… kings. On a famous e-commerce site, many ancient Vietnamese coins are for sale, including coins from the Nguyen dynasty for a few tens of millions to several hundred million dong. An ancient coin from the reign of King Minh Mang (1791-1841) is for sale for $2,550. A gold coin from the Thieu Tri Dynasty (1807-1847) cost $2,050. Gold coin from the reign of King Tu Duc is priced at more than 8,700 USD… “Magic” the artifact Antiquities of the ocean, always considered a treasure that is hard to find. Negotiations for antique deals took place with “huge” money. Mr. Mai Trong T. (living in Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City) 20 years ago was an antique dealer with a hierarchy in the world. Mr. T. was originally a wood merchant. The trips and extensive relationships gave Mr. T. a lot of knowledge about antiques. Once going to Con Dao (Ba Ria – Vung Tau), Mr. T. bought an ancient sword with the body of the sword engraved with the words “Thuan Thien”, which translates as “according to the will of heaven or acting on behalf of heaven”. The origin of the sword is still obscure, but its fame has spread throughout the South. People play antiques in Ben Tre, Can Tho, Tien Giang, City. Ho Chi Minh sought Mr. T. to admire the king’s treasure. Negotiations, bargaining late at night, morning and evening took place in Mr. T.’s old house in Cu Chi. Mr. T himself is also fond of antiques, being the things of kings is nothing more precious. The Thai An Sword of King Gia Long is currently on display in a museum in France. According to the spiritual concept of the antique world, the sword symbolizes the strength and authority of a man. There are more golden words engraved on the back of the sword, proving that its owner in the future will be a king with his head on the sky and his feet on the ground. While comparing and calculating, there was a giant in Ho Chi Minh City. When Ho Chi Minh entered the house, he stamped his feet and shouted 5 billion VND. At the time nearly 20 years ago, that was a huge number, able to buy a few houses on the street. Mr. T. sold immediately. Since then, Mr. T. has completely abandoned the timber trade and switched to hunting antiques from the sea. He said that antiques lying under the sea are treasures of the ocean containing countless mysteries. Each item is a part of the soul of the sea, because of some fate that rises to the surface. Mr. T. affirmed: “Every antique of the sea is an epiphany”. Trading in marine antiquities gave Mr. T. a lot of money. At one time, his house contained tens of kilograms of gold and sacks of money. He was engrossed in hunting trips to reserve and wait for his time. With a lot of money, he invested in antiques. Whenever anyone has something, he buys it, he collects it all. In 2013, Mr. T. heard that fishermen excavated and recovered a shipwreck in the waters off Con Dao district. The collection includes 300 antiques with categories: bowls, vases, jars, cups, weights, illuminators, mirrors, decorative stones… made of ceramic, porcelain and metal materials. Especially discovered a number of Chinese coins minted in 1017-1021… Determined, this ship was wrecked around the end of the 14th century… However, Mr. T. was unable to access these artifacts because they were brought to the museum for display. He was led to a fishing village by an antique “stork”, to an old ship containing a bunch of fake “antiquities” that were “clothed” like the real thing. Mr. T. was immersed in it, was charmed by the lure, and then went down to collect the whole “scrap” ship home. He divided the categories, and then began to sell. Some people in the world came to see, there were people who were new to the profession but believed in the level of playing sea antiquities of Mr. T. should rush to buy. Some people, just looking at it, know it’s fake, they told Mr. T. they were scolded by him for a match and chased away. Sculptures on seashells, fossils of hundreds of years under the ocean were purchased by the owner for an “undisclosed” price. Although he firmly defended his antiquities policy, many brothers in the profession recommended him, so Mr. T. quietly hired an appraisal company. The result is fakes, imitations, antique coins, swords and swords that are mediocre things that have been coated with paint and a little chemical preservative. Because he regretted the large amount of money spent, Mr. T. turned himself into a professional liar. He used his reputation and fame to play marine antiquities for many years to start a witch trade. Not only did he cheat in the country, but he also deceived the foreign players. Typically, the sale of antique wine jars, woven by Mr. T. through the story of a Greek ship carrying about 3,000 to 4,000 double-handled ceramic vases, is considered an ancient storage object used to transport wine. sunk around the 5th century BC. Mr. T. told the customer, he had been to Greece to hunt and buy this thing. In fact, he has never stepped foot out of Vietnam in his entire life. The guest widened his eyes in surprise, but he was very careful to bring along a student working in architecture, with a little knowledge of antiquities. Having just finished viewing Mr. T’s marine treasures, the student shook his head and turned to whisper in the teacher’s ear. The Western guest’s face turned from red to pale, then he showed an angry expression. From a master of antiques, briefly “on the elephant”, now Mr. T. has become an ugly, two-faced man, losing all credibility. The guests who had mistakenly bought his unique and strange goods, had to be silent, then cut off the intimacy. For nearly a year now, Mr. T. has not been able to sell any goods, even if they are real. “Antiques carry the soul and contain many mysteries, it can make people have everything, but it will also lose their status if they are forever ecstatic with the fame and profits from it”, Asian record holder, collector Dinh Cong Tuong’s antique collection has drawn the truth after nearly half a century of studying ancient culture.

VTC News said that Cat Hai district (Hai Phong city) is considered the capital of giant round gourd, many weighing up to 15kg. Not only has a unique shape, but this gourd has a thick pulp, a rich “unique” flavor. Gourd Cat Hai has thick pulp, picked at the right time, the cakes will be delicious. Gourd can stir-fry with garlic, dip hot pot but the best is to cook soup with fresh shrimp. In particular, many Cat Hai people, when cooking this gourd soup, add a little amaranth rice, the soup will be very sweet. Giant gourd. According to Mr. Doan Quang Chiem, one of the households with the largest potting area in Nghia Lo commune, the variety has been around since ancient times, and has passed down many generations. Previously, people planted pots to make pots to draw water to serve the production of salt water and fish sauce manually. Recently, when the craft of making handmade salt in Cat Hai became an old one, gourd was used for daily food processing. Leaf ornamental type change 4 fancy colors Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper reported that recently, in Sa Dec flower village (Dong Thap), ornamental plants with the name of tam tam, a special feature of this tree are that the leaves can change 4 colors continuously. When the buds first come out, the leaves are pink, then gradually turn white, then marble and finally green. In addition to the beautiful color changing leaves, the tree also produces white flowers, especially in sunny places, the more beautiful the tree grows and the more beautiful the leaves are. Three-year trees around 2 years are sold for more than 1 million VND / tree. Trees shaped like pine trees, selling price up to 15 million VND / pair. The bigger the tree, the higher the selling price. For trees with perennial shape, the price of trees is hundreds of million dong. Because it is fancy, easy to grow and has a name that brings luck, despite its high price, this tree is still selling very well. The tamarind tree is native to Thailand. Plants are grown by extracting branches, belonging to the tamarind family, easy to grow with few pests, flexible branches, so they are often used to shape bonsai. The ‘unique’ specialty in Phu Yen has been eaten and addicted Tuna eye is considered an “exclusive” dish of Phu Yen. In 2014, this dish was voted by the Association of Records for the top 10 most famous seafood specialties of Vietnam. The “unique” specialty in Phu Yen (Photo: GiadinhNet) Being a type of seafood with high nutritional value, tuna is a nutritious food source and can be processed into a variety of dishes. In addition to the exported meat, the local people created the Chinese medicine stewed tuna eye dish. Over time, tuna eyes have become a familiar dish and one of the famous specialties of Phu Yen land. Despite its popularity, this specialty still makes many people “terrified” because the tuna eyes are very large, the size is as big as a rice bowl or more. Many diners do not have the courage to taste it, but when they eat, they are addicted. A flock of thousands of fish come to Dong Thap people’s houses “ask for food” Recently, there have been many wild fish flocks moving to river wharf and fish pond of people in the West “asking for stay”. Recently, a herd of fish including thousands of pangasius flocked to the river wharf of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Nhan’s house (in Doc Binh Kieu commune, Thap Muoi district, Dong Thap province). The Dan Tri newspaper said, currently the number of pangasius “carried” by Mrs. Nhan has reached about 2,000, each weighing 1-3kg, some weighing up to 4-5kg. In addition to pangasius in the early morning or late afternoon, there are also tilapia, barramundi, and catfish … to her boat station begging for food. Since the day there were fish flocks, Mrs. Nhan’s family always laughed loudly because visitors from different places came to play, many people even brought food to the fish. According to Mrs. Nhan, this herd of pangasius is very brave. Anyone can touch them, even hold food in their hands and feed the fish with their mouths without fear of biting or stabbing the hand. Mrs. Nhan often calls the fish “children”. Every time she goes away, she “tells” herd “to swim around the house, do not swim far away to listen to her or they will catch it”. Unique bee sauce U Minh Speaking of U Minh Melaleuca forest, it is impossible not to mention honey specialty. When the hive is exploited, people get many things such as: honey, beeswax and bee pupae (young bees) … Honey as gifts, medicine, beeswax used in medicine and cosmetics; Young bees are a delicacy for guests. According to the Ca Mau Newspaper, people have processed many dishes from young bees such as bees mixed with banana corn, steamed melon leaves, guise leaves, fried flour, … and especially bee sauce, famous delicacy. U Minh Ha area. Ms. Tran Thi Van (owner of Hai Ngo bee paste establishment, U Minh town) said that after different honey falls, she found that the stowage of young bees was too much, it was wasteful to leave, so she tried the bee paste to eat and give it to her. the neighbor’s child. Seeing that the bee sauce was so delicious, she came up with the intention of doing business in this profession and shaped the famous U Minh brand of Bee sauce. Ms. Van is concocting bees to take pupae to process bee sauce. In the past, when honey was harvested, bees were left hidden in the forest. Now bee stalks are used to make fish sauce. 1 kg of bee honey is priced from 50,000 to 60,000 VND. Making bee sauce also goes through many stages. Bee sauce has a fatty taste, fragrant smells of honey and hearing, served with bacon and forest vegetables, guise leaves, fig leaves, herbs … One thousand precious coins of 9X Da Nang Mr. Tran Van Nam (SN 1992, living in Da Nang City) has had a passion for ancient money since he was in high school. After graduating with a master’s degree in Japan, Mr. Nam returned home and gave up the opportunity to become a lecturer. to “feed” passionate about collecting coins. After more than 8 years of charm with the profession of collecting ancient coins, Mr. Nam currently has a collection of about 10 thousand Vietnamese coins and almost all coins from countries around the world, not to mention stamps. votes, old papers. “I have collected a lot of notes over 100 years old like Russian, German in 1905-1907, Dong Dong in 1907-1908 … I own one of the biggest bills. the Russian world was printed in 1910, ”said Nam in this newspaper. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)

According to Ho Chi Minh City Women’s Newspaper, in the hope of increasing the value of pineapple trees, reducing the environmental pollution load after each harvest, Mr. Nguyen Van Hanh (31 years old, in Tan Thang commune, Quynh Luu district, Nghe province An) decided to quit his job as a ship captain with a salary of 30 million VND / month to go back to his hometown to grow pineapple (pineapple, pineapple). Anh Hanh and pineapple fibers are separated from pandan leaves (Photo: Women in HCMC) “The machine includes a system of knives inside, which helps to break the meat, keeping the leaf silk. This machine can squeeze 2-3 tons of pineapple leaves / day. After that, silk is soaked in pineapple vinegar, dried, spliced, spun … Many manufacturers of bags and fashion products have ordered this yarn, “said Hanh. Unique painting costing silver million from utopian material Dan Viet newspaper said, who is an art enthusiast, but living with painting teacher Nguyen Hoang Nam (Chau Phu district, An Giang province) is “non-believer”. But with his natural ability, Mr. Nam has turned the rugged granite slabs into unique and vivid stone paintings. Currently, Mr. Nam has over 150 stone paintings of all types: portraits, landscapes, word paintings … These stone paintings bear bold beauty of the Southern countryside. Each stone painting costs from several million to several tens of million dong. The Hanoi farmer raises a tiny fish in a scrap bottle Mr. Tran Ngoc Thang, (55 years old, residing in Ngoc Ha ward, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi), has more than 20 years working with fighting fish farming. In particular, Mr. Thang took advantage of thousands of discarded bottles and jars to raise fish. Fighting fish in a bottle (Photo: Dan Viet) “When starting to raise this fish, many people think that I am crazy because more than 100m2 of land in the middle of Ba Dinh district, just renting can make enough money to feed the whole family, I need to work hard.” Mr. Thang confided in Dan Viet Mr. Thang has a passion for aquarium fish since he was a child. Growing up, he bought a variety of fish to raise. Seeing that the breeder fish were mainly imported from the South or Thailand at an expensive price, he discussed with his wife to build an aquarium farm. A series of guppies and fighters were propagated by Mr. Thang and supplied to the market. Mr. Thang has an income of hundreds of millions VND per year from raising ornamental fish. The largest collection of money in Vietnam by a giant Saigon From a young age, seeing his father every day preserving ancient coins such as Thai Binh Hung Bao, Dai Dinh, Hong Duc, … Mr. Huynh Minh Hiep (Ho Chi Minh City) has a special passion for collecting antiquity range. After nearly 30 years of collection, Mr. Hiep owns nearly 20 types of monolithic coins dating from the 1st to the 19th century. This is a coin collection with many historical values ​​and cultural imprints of Vietnam. through the period. Anh Hiep also has more than 10,000 ancient coins. According to Mr. Hiep, the ancient money is often buried in jars and jars for a long time, so they often stick together to form large, hard rock and often have strange shapes. In addition to coins and coins, Hiep also collects paper coins. Up to now, Mr. Hiep has a collection of coins from 218 countries and a collection of banknotes from 222 countries around the world. In 2005, Mr. Hiep set a record as having the most money collection from countries in the world in Vietnam. According to Dan Viet newspaper, Hiep also owns many valuable items on display in a coffee shop of more than 1,000 square meters. This is also the place to receive the record “The place where exhibits recreated old Saigon (period before 1975) with the most number of exhibits are displayed”. Collection of rare and precious coins of 9X Ha Thanh Phung Van Hung (Hung Ba, SN 1990, living in Hanoi) is a quite famous name on Tiktok because of the work of valuing ancient coins. The clips of these 9X’s unique notes attracted millions of views. Hung’s collection of ancient coins “King of money” shared on Enterprise and Marketing, he started collecting coins while sitting on the university lecture hall. After 11 years, he has a collection of up to about 1 million sheets, prints the picture of King Bao Dai, the mascot of the year or a unique set of feng shui coins. Currently, he is also changing business, valuing beautiful currencies, with a beautiful serial number that attracts attention. According to Hung, the valuation of ancient coins does not have any specific regulations, but can be based on their preciousness, rarity, origin or status. Many people want to buy back some of the rare money he owns, but he refuses. The coin with the “huge” serial number and the most expensive price I ever sold was the $ 100 note, the eighth quarter series. He exchanged this note for a Honda SH car. The smart home from the garbage can be removed and assembled like a lego game Dan Viet newspaper said, after 22 years of research, Mr. Phan Trong Hoan (Ben Luc district, Long An) has successfully designed a house made entirely from rice husks and plastic waste, 64m2 wide. After more than 7 years of going into use this house is still intact paint color, not waterproof, degraded. Currently, Mr. Hoan has 10 houses made of plastic waste, present in many provinces and cities across the country. In particular, there is a house located right in the earthquake but still standing, not affected. Notably, houses made from rice husks and plastic waste can be removed, moved to a different location for assembly, or recyclable. “No need for reinforcement, no mortar, no foundation, the house is assembled according to pre-designed edges and can be removed to go anywhere,” said Mr. Hoan. After the first house made of rice husks and plastic waste was completed in 2013, the NOIP granted a utility solution patent for this unique process by Mr. Hoan. Strange lotus species can “piggyback” adults in Dong Thap Possessing a simple architecture, not superficial, but Phuoc Kien Pagoda still attracts a large number of visitors to visit thanks to a strange lotus garden with “huge” foliage, “carrying” the whole person weighing 100kg. Giant lotus leaves are “carried” by adults (Photo: Nguyen Tung Viet / Dan Tri). This giant lotus species is a rare plant native to the Amazon region, South America. They appear in the pond at Phuoc Kien pagoda since 1992. Due to the soil here, this lotus variety is growing very well. Large, thick lotus leaves. In particular, this lotus variety can change its leaf size astonishingly depending on the water season. In the dry season, the lotus leaves are only about 1-1.5m. In the flooding season, the leaves are flooded, so they grow more, reaching 2.5m in diameter. There are individual trees, leaves up to 3m wide. The edge of the lotus leaf is 3-5cm higher than the water surface, and its shape resembles a sports hat. Thanks to its large size, this lotus species can “carry” an adult weighing about 70-80kg but only lightly scratch the water surface. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)