Floating on the floating market

Around 6 a.m., as the sun began to peek through, it was said that this was the busiest time at Long Xuyen floating market (An Giang). My friend from the Mekong Delta said this was the best floating market compared to the others now.

Some researchers explain that this tidal characteristic is unique to the western region, where cities are spaced 60 km apart.

Chau Doc is 60 km from Long Xuyen, Long Xuyen is 60 km from Can Tho, Can Tho is 60 km from Soc Trang, Soc Trang is 60 km from Bac Lieu, and Bac Lieu is about the same distance from Ca Mau . Because people in the Mekong Delta used to travel mainly by boat, each

At 60 km, the water changes direction, people have to stop, and that's how floating markets are formed.

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But now, the number of floating markets has also decreased. Large cities have sprung up, wide highways have been completed, and boats and ships are no longer the primary means of transportation. The remaining floating markets are still places of trade and commerce for the local people, but more than that, they serve to preserve the memories of a bygone era on the waterways. For example, the Can Tho floating market sees more tourists than locals every weekend.

The Long Xuyen floating market still survives amidst these changes. Even on weekends, at 5 or 6 in the morning, considered the busiest time, the floating market still only has about a dozen boats scattered along the Hau River. The boat driver said there are still more than 100 households with boats and canoes in the market. But that number is probably not enough to fill the entire stretch of the river as Doan Gioi described in "Southern Forest Land".

Boats gliding back and forth, mostly carrying coconuts and pineapples, offer a variety of other fruits, truly embodying the spirit of a floating market where people sell to each other, not to tourists. At the floating market, the most convenient method of exchange is still cash. A bowl of vermicelli costs 30,000 dong, a cup of coffee 15,000 dong; customers leisurely enjoy their meal, while the locals are busy with their early-morning transactions. Several women hastily paddle their small boats from their floating houses along the river to buy fruit, some stop at gas stations to refuel their boats, and a few children play on the roofs of the floating houses, waiting for their mothers to paddle out to buy breakfast.

Time actually moves very slowly on the floating market. From the Ô Môi ferry terminal to the busiest area, it only takes about 10 minutes, and then you just glide along slowly, weaving through the stalls. After watching the sunrise, finishing a bowl of noodles, and having a cup of coffee, you realize it's not yet 7 a.m.

Just drift along slowly with the current, enjoy the gentle murmur of the water at the start of a new day, and think about a memory of boats and barges crowded the docks somewhere in the past. Everything can change!

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