For a long time, Ha Giang fair has become an indispensable cultural beauty in the life of ethnic minorities in the headland of the country. So, if you have the opportunity to come here, do not miss the opportunity to visit and explore these markets!
Ha Giang is not only famous for its winding and dangerous passes, but also famous for many markets. Thesebustling and bustling markets in Ha Giang will bring you closer to the local customs and cultures of the ethnic people in the uplands. Therefore, if you want to learn to integrate into the lives of the people here, do not miss some unique markets such as Meo Vac, Fox Street, Khau Vai … These are all attractive and attractive markets. most frequented tourists.
Get lost at the three unique and most famous markets in the Northwest region
Meo Vac fair market, Ha Giang
Revealing that the Meo Vac fair usually meets every Sunday. Therefore, if you come to Ha Giang without the right occasion of the Pho Fox market or the Khau Vai love market, you can completely visit this famous market called Meo Vac! Here, you will learn and know how a Ha Giang fair in particular and upland in general market like?
Meo Vac Market meets at a location near the town center – the stadium, so it is very convenient for local people as well as visitors to explore. Few people know that this is also the largest market in this area and is held from Saturday night until the afternoon of the next day. When coming to Meo Vac, you can freely shop, eat or walk the night market to enjoy the bustling atmosphere.
Note that when buying anything such as food, cakes, wine or souvenirs, brocade, you remember to pay the price, bargain with the amount in advance to avoid being “cut” and buy expensive. A very interesting thing at Meo Vac fair, that is, you will have the opportunity to meet many international tourists. So what are you hesitating to do without participating in order to feel the unique market atmosphere of the Northwest to get acquainted and exchange with many friends around the world?
Khau Vai love market, Ha Giang
Referring to Ha Giang fair markets, ignoring Khau Vai love market, also known as Khau Vai, is a very big omission. Because this market is not only famous in Vietnam but also known as a 1-0-2 market in the world.
If we are too familiar with a monthly fair in Ha Giang. The aim is for indigenous peoples to exchange tools – agricultural items, but shovels, plows, hoes, and farm produce can be grown by growers or selling jewelry, brocade products and cattle … Khau Vai’s love is different, when it only happens once a year and on March 27 of the lunar calendar.
The most special thing here is that, from the evening of the 26th to the end of the 27th, this place gathers a lot of tourists and indigenous people. Thus, creating a bustling, bustling scene that cannot be seen anywhere, very difficult to describe and unforgettable.
There is such bustle because ethnic people living in villages are very far apart. They walk without any means of transportation such as bicycles, motorbikes … so it is seldom that the Tay, Hmong people … gather as crowded as the markets, especially Khau Vai love market. Therefore, when coming to this unique Ha Giang fair , sometimes you will see groups of ethnic girls wearing very colorful dresses in groups together to go to school, hang out together or sell clothes. Souvenir.
Not only that, this fair is also associated with a legend of extremely romantic love. For now, it has become a distinctive identity of Khau Vai market. According to legend, in the past, there was a young man from the Nung ethnic group in Khau Vai who fell in love with a Giay ethnic girl. Although a couple loves each other sincerely, because the boy’s family is poor, the girl’s family disagrees. Because of that, the two decided to run away together. This causes the two villages of the two to fight and fight.
The couple is forced to break up. And they cut their blood and swear they will become husband and wife in the next life. At the same time, they promise to meet each other every year at Khau Vai – the place where both of them live while escaping. Since then, every year in Khau Vai there has been a love market. Later, they died. Ethnic people in Ha Giang, touched by such fidelity, set up Ong and Ba temples to worship.
Pho Fox Market, Ha Giang
Fox Street is probably one of the most special markets in Ha Giang . Because it does not fixed the market on which day, every day of the week, but only follow the rules, every 6 days. Open the market from early morning to noon. Therefore, all year round this market is engulfed in fog and possesses a misty beauty. But very bustling, bustling and “clear” vividly through each market meeting.
Whenever indigenous people come to meet, exchange goods or tourists come to play, this place is brightened with vitality. Although, agricultural products of the H’mong, Nung, and Tày ethnic groups are not as rich and unique as in the lowlands. But marketplaces have become a habit of the local people here.
The purpose is to exchange goods, utensils, necessary food … At the same time, it is also an opportunity for families to gather and exchange with each other. Because, each house of ethnic people is often quite far apart, not next to each other, like neighboring Kinh neighbors. Therefore, it is difficult for ethnic people in Ha Giang to meet, exchange and talk through each other’s houses. Only such Ha Giang fair markets are the only opportunity for families to meet.
Each Ha Giang fair has its own unique and distinctive features. So, if you have the opportunity to visit the Northwestern land, do not miss these markets! Hopefully, with the introduction of the three famous markets like the article shared, you will have a fun and rewarding trip. Do not forget to follow Ha Giang’s travel news to update more new information!