VietNamNet Bridge – Playing marbles, tug of war, o an quan (mandarin square capturing), Bermuda grass fighting and skipping rope are games played by children in rural Vietnam today.


Children in Bac Ninh province play marbles after school.


Kids in Hung Yen play in the garden, and help their grandmother to weave fishing tackles.


Children in Thanh Hoa play Bermuda grass fighting in the field.


Kids in Moc Chau plateau (Son La province) play tug of war.


Hmong boys in Moc Chau play the head-to-head game.


Little girls in Thach That district (Hanoi) play mandarin square capturing.


Elementary students in Thach That skip rope.


Innocent children play with water at the village well in Chuong My district (Hanoi).


Rural children often play together without the supervision of adults.


Hmong kids in Y Ty (Lao Cai) play with a swing.


Swimming in the river or lake is also a game of the childhood.


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