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Taking an umbrella to Bac Ha market

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All year round, regardless of rain or shine, regardless of stormy winds or cold, every Sunday morning the market is held, from the dim morning until early afternoon. Bac Ha market is located in the center of Bac Ha town, Lao Cai province.

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The market is located in the center of Bac Ha town, which is a place of exchange and trading of ethnic minorities, mainly Mong Hoa ethnic people from all over the country who come here every week. The market sells all kinds of essential goods such as clothes, shovels or household items.


Previously, the market was held on a gentle hill, but now it has been more modern because it has been rebuilt, on a cement floor, the inner area is also divided into separate stalls, and divided by each area of goods.


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It was still dim, people saw the excitement of blue shirts and pink shirts, the sound of calling each other, the sound of theaters, stalls displaying goods and the sound of pots and pans trying to boil. Then when it is clear, it is also the time when the whole market is like a colorful and mobile flower garden. Women go to the market to find goods for their families. Men spin their pants by the pot of rice and the bowl of fragrant corn wine, burning to the neck.


You can find anything, from pots, shovels, fabrics, herbs, precious medicines, or even buffalo, pigs, chickens, etc. easy to find, because each area is divided separately, convenient for searching. If not, you can ask the people here, they are extremely enthusiastic to show you.


Image: Lam Linh


Bac Ha market has become a tourist attraction for several years. Tour operators often take guests from Sapa to the market in the morning. The form of buying and selling at the market is exchange. People who go to the market can bring their own products to sell and buy necessary items for their families.


SheNH: sapa-tour.net


Thang Co in Bac Ha feels quite easy to eat although horse meat still has a throne taste, to better suit the taste of the Kinh people, so the seller has a slight variation for the majority of tourists. Bac Ha corn wine is famous throughout the region. The wine has a high concentration and smells of corn. Many mothers and sisters bring wine to sell. After the market, the husbands were drunk and rode home. Wives take care of their husbands behind horses' tails, images that are only found on highland markets.


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A few small notes


  • The Bac Ha fair was held early Sunday morning until about 14:00, then gradually dissipated.
  • There is a night market on Saturday evenings that serves music and dance.
  • This area has quite a lot of motels and hotels and is crowded, extremely convenient, the price is not too different, ranging from 200,000 VND or more, you can completely choose for yourself a reasonable accommodation, right near the market.


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