Vietnam. Ha Tay province. Lai Xa. On a rainy sunday afternoon, two young men kneel down and play a board game drawn with chalk on the ground. A board game, which is a game in which pieces are placed on, removed from, or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface usually specific to that game). Lai Xa is a typical hamlet (village) and is part of the Kim Chung commune located 15 km west of Hanoi. 05.04.09 © 2009 Didier Ruef