Only a short drive from Central Hanoi, Middle Warp Island in the Red River is home to a farming community eking out a living from the land — starting from daybreak.
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In practically every home and business, you’ll find a shrine, filled with the burnt ends of incense and some of the best offerings a kitchen can provide. This is ancestor worship in its most visible manifestation. But for some it’s not enough. They must escape the bustle of the coming day and head to the pagodas, incense in hand.
58 | Word February 2014
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Minh Cit
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