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Visit the unique fair in Ha Giang

Not only a place to focus on trading products of ethnic people from all over the communes and districts, Quan Ba ​​market also becomes a unique destination for activities and cultural exchanges, attracting tourists from all over the world.

Ha Giang is not only a famous tourist destination throughout the country with its majestic natural scenery but also impressed by many unique markets of the highland ethnic people.

In Dong Van district, there are many markets, each market has a different meeting date. For example, Sa Phin market is held on the days of the Snake and Pig, Lung Phin market is held on the days of the Tiger and Monkey, Pho Cao market is held on the days of the Dragon and the Dog or Pho Bang market is held on the days of the Snake and Horse.

Especially, Quan Ba ​​market (also known as Quyet Tien market) is held once a week on Sunday.

Visit the unique fair in Ha Giang
Quan Ba ​​market is one of the most unique traditional markets in Ha Giang.
The market is busiest around 6-9 am. Ethnic people at that time flocked to the market with fresh goods in hand.
At the end of September, the market is sold with a variety of seasonal agricultural products, mainly autumn-winter vegetables.

Like other fairs in the district, the Quan Ba ​​market is a gathering place to exchange and trade products of ethnic people from all over the communes living here. In addition to its function as a trading place, the market also becomes a gathering space for activities and cultural exchanges of ethnic minorities in the Dong Van Stone Plateau area.

Because of the high altitude, the terrain is dangerous, so people here rarely have the opportunity to exchange and meet. Therefore, they are looking forward to the market day to trade, increase their income and have fun and chat together.

In traditional brocade costumes, Ha Giang people bring to the market all kinds of different items.
From delicious, beautiful cardamom…
… to items for farming activities or household utensils.

Ethnic people in Dong Van when going to the market often wear colorful brocade clothes and on their backs carry a large basket to store items from agricultural products, food to domestic animals.

Goods at the fair at the top of the country are mostly homemade goods, simply a few bunches of bananas, a few pounds of peanuts, or different vegetables and fruits of the H’mong, Dao, and Lo ethnic people. Lot.

Although the market here does not have as many goods as below, it still exudes a unique taste.
People bring things grown at home to the market to sell. In the picture, the tree is quite familiar to Ha Giang people.
No need for tents, people just find a place enough to sit and display goods for sale.
Vegetables are neatly arranged, sold in separate bundles without weighing.

People freely exchange and buy and sell from rustic items such as plows, nationals, knives to serve farming activities to forest specialties such as pig underarms, hill chicken, stream fish, and vegetables. hotpot, cilantro, banana flower, corn wine…

Even vegetables and fruits in the home garden such as lemon, chili, lemongrass, ginger, rice, chicken eggs, … are also brought to the market for sale, creating a bustling and bustling scene.

Diverse items create a colorful and eye-catching market scene.
Many mountain specialties are brought to the market to sell, becoming a favorite gift of lowland tourists.
The fair is not only a gathering place for trade but also an opportunity for exchanges and meetings of the highland ethnic minorities.

Not only simple from goods to trade, Quan Ba ​​market also leaves an impression in the hearts of visitors by the simple and close scene. Each stall is just a small shack built of wood, bamboo, and thatched with palm leaves or sometimes people just stretch the canvas up and spread the mat on the ground to sell goods.

There are even areas in the market where people find a place where only one person can sit and place the goods right in front of them. However, the market is always crowded with buyers and sellers.

People of ethnic minorities in the first part of the country are eagerly waiting for the fair day to trade, exchange and meet. As for tourists from all over the world, this is also an opportunity to learn and discover the unique cultural identity of the highland people. Follow Dan trí

Photo: Hue Chip

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