The market traverses the realm of "darkness and light".
While the city streets were still deep in sleep, the courtyard of Chuong village communal house (Thanh Oai, Hanoi) was illuminated by the flickering beams of flashlights, marking the beginning of a hat market that is more than three centuries old.
Báo Quân đội Nhân dân•09/05/2026
The market opens at dawn, while the night still lingers with mist. People carry their hats and materials, gathering to create a bustling yet rustic atmosphere of trade. These conical hats—the culmination of diligent hands working late into the night and waking early in the morning—are not just products, but also stories of a resilient craft village that has endured through time.
That night-early-morning market vividly reflects the lifestyle of Vietnamese farmers: hardworking, resourceful, and making the most of every moment to earn a living while still preserving their ancestral craft. Under the ancient communal house, amidst the flickering lights and boisterous laughter, the hat market is not just a place of buying and selling, but also a distinctive cultural space where traditions are passed down through generations.
The hat market is held on the 4th, 10th, 14th, 20th, 24th, and 30th days of the lunar month, from 4 to 8 a.m.
The market provides materials for making conical hats such as bamboo strips, hat rims, palm leaves, nylon thread, etc.
A wide variety of finished hats are available for sale.
Under the roof of the ancient communal house, the atmosphere is lively and bustling with commerce.
Each hat costs between 20,000 and 150,000 VND, depending on quality and quantity.
Tourists experience handcrafted hat embroidery.
That simple, bustling rhythm of life perfectly reflects the enduring vitality of this craft village, which is over 300 years old.
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