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Bac Ha Market - Sunday only
WELCOME TO BAC HA MARKET
Location: Bac Ha Market is in Bac Ha
District, Lao Cai Province; about 75km (2
hours driving) from Lao Cai Railway
Station.
Bac Ha is famous for its Sunday market.
It is no only a trading centre but also a
meeting place for couples, friends, and
relatives every Sunday.
Location: Bac Ha Market is in Bac Ha
District, Lao Cai Province; about 75km (2
hours driving) from Lao Cai Railway
Station.
Bac Ha is famous for its Sunday market.
It is no only a trading centre but also a
meeting place for couples, friends, and
relatives every Sunday.
This Sunday market attracts throngs of
villagers from the surrounding hill
tribes. Some walk several hours for the
weekly opportunity to trade and barter
food, animals, clothes and household
goods.
Most of the locals ignored tourists and
focused on the task at hand: buying,
selling, and trading goods, as there’s
much to accomplish in this once-a-week
opportunity.
villagers from the surrounding hill
tribes. Some walk several hours for the
weekly opportunity to trade and barter
food, animals, clothes and household
goods.
Most of the locals ignored tourists and
focused on the task at hand: buying,
selling, and trading goods, as there’s
much to accomplish in this once-a-week
opportunity.
The market is very crowded, local products
for sale or barter are carried on horseback.
There is a brisk trade at the market for
everything from hand-embroidered skirts to
all manner of 4-legged animals, including
water buffaloes, horses, pigs, dogs and cows.
for sale or barter are carried on horseback.
There is a brisk trade at the market for
everything from hand-embroidered skirts to
all manner of 4-legged animals, including
water buffaloes, horses, pigs, dogs and cows.
Rounding the corner and pungent fumes of alcohol accosted our senses of
smell, from corn whiskey, a Bac Ha specialty. The potent moonshine is
decanted by vendors from large white plastic jugs to used bottled water
containers. If you doubt the ability of a vendor's hooch to peel paint or
light your senses on fire, you can try a shot for free.
At the fair, adventurous gastronomes can try "Thang co" blood porridge,
a popular dish of the H’Mong and other local people.
smell, from corn whiskey, a Bac Ha specialty. The potent moonshine is
decanted by vendors from large white plastic jugs to used bottled water
containers. If you doubt the ability of a vendor's hooch to peel paint or
light your senses on fire, you can try a shot for free.
At the fair, adventurous gastronomes can try "Thang co" blood porridge,
a popular dish of the H’Mong and other local people.
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