Ruby hunting emerges in Vietnam’s north-central province
north-central Vietnam are crowded with people in search of luck. Ruby hunters think that after recent heavy downpours, rubies might be exposed, coupled with a rumor that someone has earned a fortune thanks to rubies. Over the past few days, regardless of heavy rains, hundreds of people have been rushing to search for rubies in every corner of Liet Hill in Chau Binh Commune, Quy Chau District. Like looking for a needle in a haystack At 6:00 am on the first day of October, Lang Van Hoc, a 25-year-old resident of Quy Chau, was present at Liet Hill to hunt for rubies despite heavy rains. The hill was flooded with many hunters at that time. “The heavier the rain was, the more crowded the hill became. The rains caused soil erosion, revealing rubies,” Hoc explained. These hunters either wearing a raincoat or holding an umbrella bowed low to search for rubies with their hands. Though several fell and were injured due to slippery paths and wet rocks, nothing preven...