Special features of Nguyen Binh market

Nguyen Binh is a highland district with 8 ethnic groups living together with unique customs and practices, so the highland market here converges unique traditional cultural features.

Nguyen Binh is a highland district with 8 ethnic groups living together with unique customs and practices, so the highland market here converges unique traditional cultural features .

Nguyen Binh Market is held on the 3rd, 8th, 13th, 18th, 23rd and 28th of the lunar month. Like many other highland markets in the province, there is only one session every 5 days, so on Nguyen Binh Market Day, people of all ethnic groups come to the market in large numbers.

People go to the market to buy and sell busily.

From early morning, people of Tay, Nung, Mong, Dao ethnic groups... flock to Nguyen Binh market; when they go to the market, they bring with them products they have found from the mountains and forests or agricultural products, traditional craft products such as embroidered scarves, indigo fabric, incense, woven bamboo... to sell at the market. People from far away transport goods to the market by motorbike, while people from ethnic groups dozens of kilometers away still walk to the market, exchange goods and shop. Children happily climb the steep slopes following their parents to the market to play, to have their parents buy them cakes and eat cool ice cream on hot summer days, everyone is excited to follow their parents to the market. The market is very simple, the rural market scene makes the small town crowded, bustling with sellers and buyers. Everyone was talking and laughing happily, they went to the market to buy essential products for their families, from vegetables, potatoes, cassava, meat... to fried cakes, rice cakes, sugar cane... and even pieces of cloth, clothes, needles, threads... for their families.

Colorful brocade selling area.

In particular, on market days, some people go to the market not only to exchange and buy goods but also to meet and chat with friends. This is a typical cultural feature of the ethnic groups in the province. Because for them, the market is also a place to exchange information and feelings.

Goods for sale at the market.

The market is an indispensable beauty in the life of the people here. Although it is held only once every 5 days, at Nguyen Binh market in particular and the highland markets in the province in general, there is no hustle and bustle. The sellers do not haggle. The buyers and sellers are happy whether they buy or not.

The market usually opens from 5-10am, during harvest days or on holidays, the market lasts longer, sometimes until 11-12pm. Then when leaving, we say goodbye with regret, making an appointment to see you again at the next market.

Source: https://bandantoc.caobang.gov.vn/tin-tuc-hoat-dong/dac-sac-cho-phien-nguyen-binh-654343