Bustling Cua Lo fish market

This season, the market is filled with seafood caught by local fishermen such as mackerel, crab, shrimp, squid, snails... brought back to sell to tourists , enjoy on the spot or bring back as gifts. Local people said that the seafood market starts to open early in the morning, fishing boats from far away return to the fishing port in Nghi Thuy ward.

This is also the time when the fish market begins to operate, buyers and sellers are increasingly busy and bustling. Famous for selling fresh seafood, with a variety of products, many tourists can choose to buy fresh seafood or dried goods as gifts. Many tourists said that going to the fish market is one of the special experiences when coming to Cua Lo, because not only can you choose fresh seafood with your own hands, but you can also witness the bustling and joyful buying and selling scene.
Author Hong Nguyen with the photo " Bustling Cua Lo Fish Market " captured the bustling scene at Nghi Thuy Fishing Wharf Market, Cua Lo town. The market starts operating at 4am, regardless of the season, except for days with monsoons, storms, and rough seas. Hundreds of boats take turns docking, fishermen urgently unload goods. The scene of buying, selling, and transporting takes place bustlingly and bustlingly. The photo was submitted by the author to the "Happy Vietnam 2025" Award .

We invite readers and photographers from home and abroad to continue sending photos and videos to participate in the "Happy Vietnam 2025" Award . The award is organized by The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists and Vietnam Television organized . Thereby, to continue to introduce and promote the image of the country, Vietnamese people, cultural values, nature across the country; arouse national pride, self-esteem and aspirations for development in all classes of Vietnamese people to join hands to build Vietnam to be increasingly prosperous, prosperous and happy.

Deadline for submission of works: From May 22, 2025 to September 30, 2025. Entries are accepted online at : https://happy.vietnam.vn

Contestants: Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over

The award consists of two categories: Photo and Video .

Each contest category (photo and video) will have one First Prize worth 50,000,000 VND, two Second Prizes worth 30,000,000 VND, three Third Prizes worth 15,000,000 VND, 10 Encouragement Prizes worth 5,000,000 VND, one Most Voted Work Prize worth 5,000,000 VND.

The Organizing Committee encourages and will award a creative prize in each category (photo and video) worth 20,000,000 VND for works with new ideas, creativity in content and form of expression.

In addition, the Organizing Committee will award monthly prizes including First, Second, and Third prizes to the highest voted works of the month in each category.

The Jury will select the award through two rounds of Preliminary and Final, both online and in person.

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