Innovation

Stories with the Innovation theme:

• The Story of the Paper Bridge Aug 10, 2025

  

  In the mountainous region of Cao Bằng, where steep valleys cut deep gorges between towering peaks, there once stood a village called Thung Lũng Sâu—the Deep Valley. The village was home to hardworking farmers and craftspeople who had lived peacefully for generations, growing rice on terraced hillsides and raising livestock in the valley below.

  The village’s only connection to the outside world was a narrow stone bridge that spanned a deep ravine. For over a hundred years, this bridge had carried villagers, their animals, and their goods to the markets in neighboring towns. It was their lifeline to the rest of the world.

• The Legend of the Silk Worms Jan 21, 2025

  

  In the mountainous region of northern Vietnam, where mulberry trees grew wild on the terraced hillsides and morning mist danced through ancient forests, lived a young woman named Ti whose curiosity about the natural world was as boundless as the sky itself. Ti possessed an unusual gift—she could understand the language of insects and small creatures, hearing their tiny voices as clearly as human speech.

  Ti lived with her grandmother, Bà Ngoai, in a small village where the women were known throughout the region for their skill in weaving hemp and cotton into sturdy, practical cloth. Though their fabrics were well-made and useful, they lacked the beauty and elegance that marked the finest textiles, which could only be afforded by wealthy nobles from the cities far below their mountain home.