[Photo] Bustling "trading floor" for peach blossom branches in Sa Pa

With more than half a month left until the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026, along National Highway 4D and the Sa Pa bypass in Sa Pa ward and Ta Phin commune, people from all over are selling peach blossom branches, creating a unique and bustling "trading floor".

The "trading floor" for peach blossom branches is located along National Highway 4D and the Sa Pa bypass road, within the Sa Pa ward and Ta Phin commune.

These moss-covered peach trees, also known as mossy peach trees, have single flowers with pale pink petals, a unique color characteristic of the highlands. People from Sa Pa ward, Ta Phin commune, Ta Van commune, neighboring localities, and some communes in Lai Chau province are busily transporting them to this area for exchange and trade.

Peach trees are grown by people in the highlands in their home gardens. When the trees are 5 years old or older, with rough, mossy bark, the branches are cut and sold during Tet (Lunar New Year)... Many branches of peach blossoms are valued at several million dong.

Most of the excavated material is transported to the "trading floor" by locals from all over the country using motorbikes.

The peach blossom market is where the most beautiful peach blossom branches are gathered, so traders from many provinces and cities across the country also come here to select their branches.

Customers from all over the country don't mind the long distances to come to the "trading floor" to choose the most beautiful peach blossom branches for themselves.

Besides its gnarled, mossy branches, the special feature of the rock peach tree is its enduring vitality, symbolizing stability and prosperity. These gnarled branches and tightly closed buds burst into vibrant bloom just before Tet (Lunar New Year).

The atmosphere at the peach blossom market is bustling from very early in the morning; many peach blossom connoisseurs from the lowland provinces drive up here to select peach blossoms and then transport them back home.

For people in the highlands, the bustling atmosphere of the peach blossom market helps them have a warmer and more fulfilling Lunar New Year.

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/anh-nhon-nhip-san-giao-dich-canh-dao-sa-pa-post892652.html