Fishing boats sit idle on the beach in An Bang early on a Sunday morning. The number of active fisherman has decreased as An Bang has grown more prosperous.
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Women barter for fish in a small market in An Bang.
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A woman wearing a conical hat rides a motorbike in the early morning on her way to the market on one of An Bang's two main roads. Behind her is a glimpse of one of An Bang's distinctive tombs.
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In the village, conical hats are widespread. Women here take refuge from a sudden downpour under tarps and semi-permanent roofing.
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Some vegetable sellers sit among the fish merchants in the market. Like most of the merchants, they are women.
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This fishing boat, after two months of construction, is two days away from being seaworthy. It is the only boat under construction in the village.
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Sand is collected for use in construction and around the shrines and tombs in the cemetery.
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Transportation across the beach is more efficient than by road due to the limited reach of the two semi-paved roads in An Bang. Most of the laborers are from adjacent villages.
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Travel on the road to the beach is busy, even in the early mornings. The shrines, in the background, are visible from many parts of the village.
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One of the entrances to the cemetery. With spires and porcelain tile inlay, the shrines and tombs stretch up to 30 feet in the air. Although magnificent, most are visited only a couple of times a year on holidays.
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Nguyen Van Hao, an elderly gentleman who will eventually be buried in this tomb, sits under the tarp overseeing its construction.
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Tomb builders use small tiles to make complicated designs. Most are individual tombs, though occasionally there is a shrine to an entire generation.
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Here, the patriarch of the family poses for a picture. This tomb will take another year to complete.
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These unmarked graves sit far from the road. Surrounded by other tombs, this area, like the rest of the cemetery, is entirely deserted but for construction workers and those watching their tombs being built.
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Although of different ages, almost every customer in the market is a woman.
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While much of the market is made up of stalls, some shops have fixed locations with signs and structures.
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