Historie znad Mekongu - Vu Images

Vietnam, Ca Mau, July 13, 2009 A city on the water. From the commercial artery to capillary paths, a network composed of over 3,000 miles (5,000 km) o...

Vietnam, Chau Doc, July 13, 2009 Under the floor of the floating houses, fishing is always miraculous! Among the 28 species of catfish (also called Pa...

Vietnam, H? Chi Minh-City, July 13, 2009 Ho Chi Minh-City, the Mekong Delta's megalopolis, illustrates the Mekong River's new face. In the seventeenth...

Vietnam, Can Tho, July 13, 2009 The Delta, the river's mouth and an aquatic labyrinth, swarms with ceaseless activity. The Mekong's delta- where the r...

Vietnam, Can Tho, July 13, 2009 A nourishing artery. The Mekong splits into 9 branches called The Nine Dragons and then flows into the South China Sea...

Vietnam, Ca Mau, July 13, 2009 Ca Mau and the Sea: The Odyssey of Refugees The name Ca Mau is related to a turbulent period in the country's history-...

Vietnam, Vinh Long, July 13, 2009 Close to Vinh Long. "Rice grain, gold nugget". After the harvest, grain fallen off the sheaves feeds the farm ducks....

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, July 9, 2009 The branch of Tonle Sap links the Great Lake to the Mekong during the tides. Between the Vietnamese borders and tho...

China, Tibet, Yushu, July 9, 2009 Daughters of the Snow Mountain. According to a Chinese legend, the Snow Mountain had three daughters of great beauty...

Laos, Golden Triangle, July 9, 2009 The Golden Triangle Region, at the crossroads of Laos, Thailand and Burma. Six riverside countries: a dialog to sh...

China, Yunnan, July 9, 2009 Major Upheavals. In the village of Xing Huo Shan, on the highlands covered by terraced crops overlooking the valley, the s...

China, Tibet, Yanjing, July 9, 2009 The houses molded in the River's sludge. These houses, made exclusively of local mud, wood and stone, are economic...

Vietnam, An Giang, July 9, 2009 An Giang province, near the Cambodian border. Rice farming and water usage, a complex equilibrium. The river's fertile...

China, Tibet, Yushu, July 9, 2009 Pilgrimage on the top of the world. In early November, when harvest is completed, more than 20,000 people coming fro...

Vietnam, Chau Doc, July 9, 2009 Catfish made Mr. Be happy and wealthy. Mr. Be owns 7 floating houses and a warehouse with 44 employees. Every day, he...

China, Tibet, Yanjing, June 29, 2009 A silver serpent originating in the heart of the Tibetan plateau. The Tibetan plateau is the hydrographic reservo...

China, Tibet, Chata, June 29, 2009 Close to Yanjing. The "Salt Well". The village of Chata, sitting at an altitude of 12,500 ft (3,800 m), used to be...

China, Yunnan, June 29, 2009 Making the River navigable: economic stakes, but at what cost? Upstream of Cizhong, the Mekong's course is turbulent. Whe...

Burma, Golden Triangle, June 29, 2009 The Golden Triangle Region, at the crossroads of Laos, Thailand and Burma. Six riverside countries: a dialog to...

Laos, Golden Triangle, June 29, 2009 The Opium Mountains. In the highlands of the upper Mekong, the borders are permeable. An intense opium production...

Laos, Bo Keo, Ban Houayxai, June 29, 2009 The Border-River. The Mekong constitutes a 930 mile (1500 km) border between Laos and Thailand, set during t...

Laos, Luang Prabang, June 29, 2009 Slash-and-burn farming, a traditional practice in question. Lao Sung communities traditionally practice an itineran...

Cambodia, Kratie, June 29, 2009 Close to Kratie To the rhythm of water: life in slow motion during the great floods. In Roka Kandal, downstream from t...

Laos, Golden Triangle, Ban Cha May, June 29, 2009 An Iko shaman, 74 years old, the village of Ban Cha May. As many elders do, she chews betel nut, tob...

Laos, Sayaboury, Tha Xuang, June 29, 2009 "In an isolated village on the road leading to Hongsa. Towards the end of the day, the first breath of fresh...

China, Tibet, Yanjing, June 29, 2009 Salt, an exchange commodity. Salt exploitation is a very ancient practice, and the Tibetans used salt as an excha...

China, Tibet, June 24, 2009 "End of the journey? the destinies encountered loom up: children, women, men, of every color, of every faith, fade out int...

Laos, Champassak, Paksong, June 24, 2009 On the way to Paksong, 1988. Returning to childhood's shores. "1988- The re-opening of Laos. I return to the...

Laos, Champassak, June 23, 2009 An emblematic companion. After a ceremony at Vat Phu, the elephants hired for the occasion cross the Mekong by ferry a...

Laos, Champassak, June 23, 2009 A fiery and generous river, a vital channel for a landlocked country. The Mekong is Laos' spinal column, spanning 1,16...

Cambodia, Kratie, June 23, 2009 Driftwood, a gift from the river. During the monsoon, the Mekong carries along tree trunks, uprooted by erosion. These...

Laos, Luang Prabang, June 23, 2009 Close to Luang Prabang. Playground. In Tad Khuang Si, the children enjoy pure, fresh water, come to bathe and have...

Laos, Champassak, June 23, 2009 A nurturing flow. Along with rice farming, fishing constitutes Laos' main occupation. Fishing is performed with seines...

Cambodia, Kampong Cham, June 23, 2009 A great piece of work. The Kizuna Bridge, 4,462 ft (1,360 m) long, was the first bridge across the Mekong in Cam...

Laos, Luang Prabang, June 23, 2009 A revered Chedi. The Stupa of the Venerable Lotus, informally called Watermelon Stupa- That Mak Mo- got its name fr...

Laos, Vientiane, June 23, 2009 The buffalo, a mythical figure and man's work companion. In the middle of the capital, buffalos return to their stables...

Laos, Champassak, June 23, 2009 Operetta artist at the annual Vat Phu festival. This festival takes place at the same time as the Buddhist celebration...

France, Paris, June 23, 2009 Royal dancers and the ballet of pirogues. The Royal Ballet dancers are on tour in Paris, and they are getting ready to ma...

Cambodia, Angkor Vat, June 23, 2009 Angkor Wat, an architectural jewel built thanks to their mastery of water. The monumental city-temple, originally...

Cambodia, Koh Trung, June 23, 2009 On the Koh Trung island. "Tempest coming, the waves crash dully, the branches of the trees start swaying from top...

Cambodia, Sambor, June 23, 2009 Narine, 11 years old, Srey On, 11 years old, and Marya, 17 years old, child musicians at the Wat Sambor Temple. "After...

Laos, Vientiane, 2009 A benign guardian. In the public park of Xieng Khuan, not far from Vientiane, in a magnificent garden on the banks of the Mekong...

China, Tibet, 2009 "?Some of them, adorned with jewels, ask for their portrait? the magic of photography becomes our common language. At an altitude o...

China, Yunnan, 2009 The Melting-pot River. The Mekong runs across China over a distance of roughly 1,250 miles (2,000 km), half of its total length. Y...

Laos, Champassak, Pakse, 2009 Childhood's cradle, Pakse's fairy. Pakse, hometown. Hien, a child of Laos, goes back regularly to see his grandmother Ba...

Cambodia, Kampong Cham, 2009 Ponh, 14 years old: a tapper's life is not easy. Along with his brother Phea, 12 years old, and his father Say Sophea, he...

Vietnam, Soc Trang, 2009 Hanh, a Khmer Krom dressmaker, single, mother of two children. Like many agglomerations in this land of the melting pot, the...

Laos, Vientiane, 2009 Symbol of a capital stretching along the river. Vientiane, stretching along the river, was built on the river plains, one of the...

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, 2009 Tuol Sleng, remembrance of the Khmer Rouge hell: Chum Mey, 75 years old, one of the seven survivors. In the Tuol Sleng high...

Laos, Vientiane, 2009 Kataw, is one of the most popular sports in Laos. Kato is a difficult, acrobatic and spectacular team sport which is traditional...