Launching of the 'Rice Road' exhibition

Rice civilization recreation

The "Rice Road" exhibition opened on December 11 in Vi Thanh City, Hau Giang Province, as part of the International Festival of Vietnam Rice Industry- Hau Giang 2023. The event had the theme "Centennial Journey of Vietnamese Rice."

The exhibition is one of the festival's highlights, including images ranging from historic rice farming recollections to modern practices. The show is held on a one-kilometer-long road that runs alongside the Xa No canal. 

The Vietnamese rice map, which introduces various rice types from 63 provinces and cities around the country, is also shown on the road. 

The exhibition "Vietnamese Rice Road" took place on December 11th, in the city of Vi Thanh, Hau Giang Province, with the topic "The Thousand-Year Journey of Vietnamese Rice." This is the first event of the International Festival of the Vietnamese Rice Industry - Hau Giang 2023, which is being organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the People's Committee of Hau Giang Province.

The Vietnamese Rice Road has been meticulously arranged and recreated in a vast space at this event, according to the leadership of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hau Giang, utilizing thousands of rice pots to set the scene, from the germination of green seedlings to the bountiful harvest of golden grains. Farmers' lives have evolved day by day, from thatched buildings, tile-roofed houses, and earthen wall houses to more complex and luxury residences such as wooden houses and multi-story houses, all linked to rice grains.

The modest common fields have grown into enormous, broad fields over time. With this advancement, three-leaf boats, three-panel boats, and cargo ships have been employed to transport rice to far areas both within and outside the country.These scenes have been created along the Rice Road to arouse people's imaginations of rice production practices in each historical period, from prehistoric to present. Images of haystacks, fertile soil, grass, and fields from the homeland's rural fields have evolved here, conjuring the image of farmers from the ground to technology-assisted productivity. The models for cultivating wet and dry rice have been constantly evolved, boosting the brand with machinery, technology, and unmanned aerial vehicles," stressed Hau Giang's agriculture sector leadership.

For Vietnamese rice grain to thrive

The resurrection rice route is especially important at the historical Xa No Canal, which is regarded the biggest rice transportation hub and reserved of the Cochinchina. The Xa No canal is a historic site associated with the opening of a large agricultural tract in Hau Giang. The canal connects the Hau River's fresh water and alllumivia to consolidate and irrigate the horizontal paddies. 

On the canal, barges and boats transport rice from Hau Giang to Can Tho, Sai Gon, and other locations. Since the construction of the Xa No canal, Vietnam's rice export output has steadily increased, and the country has become the bustling "rice road" of the Southwest. After 120 years of formation and development, Xa No still plays an important role in Mekong Delta agricultural output in general, and rice production in particular.

The Rice Road has been precisely prepared and recreated inside a huge space at this event, with tens of thousands of rice pots setting the scene, portraying the journey from the sprouting of green seedlings to the rich harvest of golden grains. Farmers' daily life have evolved in tandem with these rice grains, from thatched dwellings, earthen-wall houses, and tiled-roof houses to more durable and luxury constructions like as timber houses and multi-story residences. Local communities' tiny common fields have grown into large, expansive pastures over time. Boats with three leaves, three-panel boats, cargo ships, and other vessels have been used in this succession to transport rice to far areas both within the country and beyond.

The Vietnamese Rice Road shines brightly as it sets new records. In particular, in the first ten months of 2023, the country exported 7.1 million tons of rice, earning about 4.7 billion USD. The export price of Vietnamese rice is rapidly rising, approaching the world's highest tier. Vietnamese rice has been consistently recognized as the best in the world. The Vietnamese rice industry's position is being solidified and raised like never before.

A map of Vietnam, constructed of distinct rice varieties representing each of the 63 provinces and cities, has been set along the Rice Road in honor to the esteemed rice varieties that have contributed to the millennia-long agricultural civilization. This one-of-a-kind method is a creative way of promoting the Vietnamese Rice brand around the world.