Rich in country market
Kim Bong Country Market takes place at a very special time when in just a few days Cam Kim Commune will be part of the new Hoi An Ward of Da Nang City (new). Perhaps partly because of that, the number of people visiting Kim Bong Country Market is larger than the event organizers expected.
According to the People's Committee of Cam Kim commune, although it was postponed due to bad weather and the time of transition to the local management model was approaching, the people organizing this event made great efforts and dedication so that the market could take place as planned.
Lost in the Kim Bong countryside market in the hazy blue smoke of the afternoon, everyone seems to go back in time to immerse themselves in the rustic atmosphere of the famous traditional carpentry village of Kim Bong - a place that has contributed to the value of the ancient urban heritage of Hoi An.
Not only is it a market imbued with the soul of Quang Nam, Kim Bong rural market is also a vibrant cultural space, recreating "Memories of the rural market in the mid-20th century" associated with Hoi An Ancient Town.
A “party” of the countryside people is arranged on the old riverside with Quang cuisine, folk games, country music… Outside the river, boats along the Thu Bon River slowly splash the water, taking tourists on a journey to listen to the sharp tapping of the net, the sound of the waves lulling the shore, and the rhythm of the folk songs, letting the sounds of the old fishing village echo.
Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Anh - a tourist from Hanoi shared: "Visiting the market is an activity that occurs during the Da Nang - Hoi An tour , but it is the time that brings the most interesting experience for the family. The most touching image is the image of old ladies spreading banana leaves, squatting, smiling toothlessly, inviting customers to buy agricultural products, making me tear up about my childhood memories of following my mother to the market."
Calculating long-term appeal
According to Ms. Do Thi Bich Thuy - Vice Chairman of Cam Kim Commune People's Committee, according to the plan, this event took place on the evening of April 11 (16th lunar month), the time when there was a full moon would create more attraction for the rural market, but due to bad weather, it had to be postponed. This is the first trial market of 3 sessions that the locality plans to organize before considering maintaining it regularly every month to serve the people and tourists.
It can be seen that the appeal of Kim Bong rural market is quite large with the event welcoming thousands of visitors on the evening of April 14. However, it also needs to be carefully planned to maintain the appeal of this activity in the long term.
Cam Kim has recently been oriented to become a green destination, so some previous smaller-scale rural markets were combined with the Kim Bong carpentry festival to convey the message of no plastic bags and no plastic waste. However, at the recent event, due to the great pressure of service, there were still scattered cases of using plastic bags at the market for the convenience of tourists.
In addition, in recent years, Hoi An City has created a number of unique market products to serve the people and tourists. When it first opened, each market attracted a large number of visitors and shoppers, but gradually fell into decline due to the lack of novelty and difference, for example, the OCOP Hoi An market. Therefore, the organizers of Kim Bong rural market need to maintain the identity of the market if they want the event to have a long-term position.
In addition, the scale of the event is also a matter to consider. In the small space of the riverbank next to the old ferry terminal, in the long term, it is necessary to calculate the appropriate capacity so that the visitor experience is complete, avoiding over-commercialization that will cause the event to lose its rustic, rural character as at the beginning.
Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/phong-vi-cho-que-kim-bong-3156825.html
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