Water for drinking

Wells are often communal, and villagers may fetch water with pails for drinking and washing. (Learn more)

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This well, rimmed with a cement wall, is a community water source at Mai Chau. A red plastic pail suspended from a pole and washing basin are visible on the right. In the background, laundry is drying.

Traditionally, Southeast Asian highlanders drew water for drinking, cooking, or washing from mountain streams. In larger areas, villages or households now build wells, which may require fetching water with pails, as seen here. Alternatively, the wells may be supplied with hand pumps or motorized pumps for accessing the water. Well water is clean enough for washing, but generally requires boiling for safe drinking.

Learn more about Mai Chau, Vietnam, highlanders, hill tribes, rural life, technology, water, and wells.

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