18/05/2017
At first glance one might mistake the “Thuyen Thung” as a rather large basket, but they are actually traditional boats in Vietnam! The boats were said to have originated during the French Colonial Era when high taxes were required of anyone owning a boat. Poor regional fisherman were not able to pay this tax but also needed to continue their livelihood, so they created these large vessels that they argued were baskets as opposed to boats, and therefore could not be taxed. Their plan worked, and these boats have become a traditional means of fishing ever since.