1.   During the Cultural Revolution, he was sent to the countryside to plant rice for two years.

2.   Sent to the countryside to plant rice and watermelon, he became the leader of the local orchestra, an ensemble of cooking pots and agricultural implements.

3.   The Hmong in Ky Son use slash-and-burn farming techniques and plant dry rice and cassava and raise a few animals.

4.   But the rest shrinks each year as farmers slash and burn trees and natural vegetation to plant rice and other crops.

5.   In flood-prone areas, farmers will be asked either to plant rice early or to shift to other crops.

6.   Villagers are allowed to plant rice and other seasonal crops such as peanuts, corn and soybeans in the forest concession areas.

7.   Villagers are allowed to plant rice and other seasonal crops such as peanuts, corn, soybeans, watermelons, and spices in the forest concessions and plantation areas.