Rice mortar with water in the province of Tay Bac - Vietnam

Taking advantage of fast flowing streams of water flow, ethnic people in Lai Chau province - Vietnam has devised initiatives as the " machine pounding rice " using water power is very unique, labor saving.

      Lai Chau province is a mountainous region northeast - Vietnam , there is still a lot of ethnic minorities, with the village still keep old traditions. However, for many years, the people of some villages of ethnic minorities Lai Chau has interesting initiatives, to serve his life.

     One initiative that is " pounding rice machine " with a very unique country . The establishment of " pounding rice machine " by water power has been helping people conserve fuel and labor. Placement of " pounding rice machine " usually along the streams flowing through the ..

     According to some ethnic Thai , the country has launched reels for years and become an indispensable tool in some areas of ethnic minorities ... With treadmill bamboo, whenever water flow through impact grills on wooden bar in the middle ... After the water turned wooden bar , wooden bar in the mortar impacts and so automatic rice pounding ... the result is fresh grain will be crushed into rice finished peeling the shell ..