Bac Ha agrees to open buffalo market every Saturday

The Bac Ha Cultural Market Management Board has just announced a change in the meeting time of the cattle market (buffalo market) in the area to be held every Saturday.

Bac Ha buffalo market attracts many traders and tourists to visit and trade.

Bac Ha Cultural Market is known as the famous cattle market (buffalo market) in the Bac Ba highlands and is considered one of the most unique markets in Southeast Asia, held every Friday.

However, the Bac Ha Cultural Market Management Board has just announced a change in market hours to one day of the week, Saturday. Market hours are from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and will be implemented from July 19, 2025.

The unification of the organization of the livestock market's activities aims to create favorable conditions for tourists, people and traders to have specific and clear time to visit and trade, thereby promoting local tourism development, contributing to promoting the culture, image of people and homeland of Bac Ha to a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.

The market comes into operation with this new time frame to help ensure scientific and effective market management and operation. Contribute to concretizing management at the grassroots level, in line with the orientation of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of commune-level authorities. Minimize environmental sanitation, traffic congestion and unnecessary disputes in the market area, ensuring security, order and beauty of the market...

Bac Ha cattle market (buffalo market) is the largest cattle trading market in the Northern region with the participation of many traders from many provinces and cities. This is also a market that attracts many tourists to visit and learn about the unique culture of the locality.

Previously the market was held every Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/bac-ha-thong-nhat-mo-hop-cho-trau-vao-thu-7-hang-tuan-post648171.html