Friday, 12:26, 03/06/2022

Discovering salanganes' nest harvest on Cu Lao Cham Islands

VOV.VN - Local workers have spent several days working hard risking their safety to harvest salanganes' nests on Cu Lao Cham Islands in Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam.

discovering salanganes nest harvest on cu lao cham islands picture 1 — A team made up of 30 workers has completed seven days harvesting birds’ nests in 11 caves across Cu Lao Cham Islands.

discovering salanganes nest harvest on cu lao cham islands picture 2 — The management board of the bird's nest production on Cu Lao Cham Islands said the exploitation of birds’ nest is held twice annually.

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discovering salanganes nest harvest on cu lao cham islands picture 4 — Workers spend between one and three hours building bamboo on each cave before harvesting the bird's nests.

discovering salanganes nest harvest on cu lao cham islands picture 5 — Harvesting the nests requires both meticulousness and skill.

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discovering salanganes nest harvest on cu lao cham islands picture 8 — Safety is the priority for workers as they go about their task.

discovering salanganes nest harvest on cu lao cham islands picture 9 — The cool climate throughout the year and well-protected terrain on the islands naturally creates the best quality for the salangane product.

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discovering salanganes nest harvest on cu lao cham islands picture 12 — Workers collect a total of 800 baby swallows and nearly 1,000 eggs.

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discovering salanganes nest harvest on cu lao cham islands picture 14 — All baby swallows are raised and then trained to fly before they are able to return to the natural environment.

discovering salanganes nest harvest on cu lao cham islands picture 15 — Birds' nests are cleaned after harvesting. They are then divided into many types based on the size of the nest before being sold in the market.

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