From blog.asiantown.net
The boatman doesn’t use oars, but uses a wire that is stretched across the river to move the boat. Whenever there are passengers, the boatman holds the wire and pulls it to operate the ferry. This means of transport has been used for decades on Hanoi’s Nhue River.
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Ferry in Hanoi. Photo from blog.asiatown.net
