Located 70km from Lao Cai city, Bac Ha market day is held regularly on Sundays with a variety of goods, and attracts scores of local people and visitors.

The PANO would like introduce some photos of the market.

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Some cultural performances are performed on every Saturday evenings

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The locals think that the market is a venue for couples and friends, so ethnic minority women always wear the most beautiful dress while going to the market

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Bac Ha market is the famous destination of domestic and foreign visitors to Lao Cai

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The market has become a cultural identity

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Corn wine is a specialty of the H’mong ethnic people in Ban Pho Village

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Bac Ha fair-market is one of the places that still maintain the national identity and unique feature of the ancient markets

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At the market, minority people can find any tools for their daily lives and production activities such as...

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...rice thresher machines...

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... knives, hoes, and shovels

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The most crowded area for women at brocade booths

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Dog market in Bac Ha is also a unique characteristic

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Thang Co (horse meat stew) is a typical dish in the fair market

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“Pho” (Vietnamese noodle soup) is a specialty, a kind of attraction for Lao Cai

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The locals buy buffalo to plough fields. The buffalo market opens at around 7.30am and closes at 11am.

Translated by Lam Anh