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Fishing boats in the Center of Vietnam #166753353
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The basket boats that dot the waters from the southern coast all the way up to Danang have become iconic to Vietnam. The origin of these coracles is unclear, but many believe they were born out of ingenuity during the French colonial era. As the story goes, when the French levied taxes on boats in Vietnam, fishermen couldnââ¬â¢t afford to pay them ââ¬â so they designed circular woven ââ¬Åbasketsââ¬Â that just so happened to also function as boats. The basket boats quickly became popular up and down the coast thanks to both their tax-free status and their impressive engineering.
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