This is the origin of salt, a natural ingredient that every household cannot do without. Villagers use sticks to push seawater that has started to crystallize apart to begin the salt harvesting process. Salt farming involves drying seawater in sunlight until it evaporates into saturated salt that crystallizes. During the drying process when viewed from above, we can see that the salt fields are bright pink. The reason for this is because of a type of bacteria called Halobacterium, a type of bacteria that is pinkish-red or orange, that lives in salt water. This is why we see colorful salt fields like this.
Artist: Tanawoot Koiynon