Cai Rang Floating Market Recognized as National Intangible Cultural Heritage

Cai Rang Floating Market, Can Tho City has just been announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as one of the 7 national intangible cultural heritages in 2016.

Cai Rang floating market, about 6km from Can Tho city center. Over hundreds of years of formation and development, it has shaped the unique culture of trading in the river region. Cai Rang floating market is unique with the spontaneous buying and selling of agricultural products and goods on the river. This is a tourist destination that attracts a large number of visitors when visiting and shopping in Can Tho.

Previously, the UK's Rough Guide travel magazine voted Cai Rang Floating Market as one of the 10 most impressive markets in the world.

Cai Rang floating market.

Currently, the People's Committee of Cai Rang District, Can Tho City is developing a project to Preserve and Develop Cai Rang Floating Market. Accordingly, option 1 is proposed as: "Preserve the original state of Cai Rang Floating Market" and option 2 is "Preserve, combine the original state and intervene and adjust".

Regarding the highlights of this project, Mr. Ngo Anh Tin - Vice Chairman of Cai Rang District People's Committee, said: "The Cai Rang floating market planning project is implemented in the direction of maintaining the current status quo to ensure that the floating market on the river does not disrupt the current status as well as the traditional business methods that have existed for 100 years. We only rearrange to ensure environmental sanitation, order of waterway traffic, traffic flow, and rearrange safety for people when traveling on Cai Rang Floating Market"./.

Cai Rang Floating Market, Can Tho City has just been announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as one of the 7 national intangible cultural heritages in 2016.

According to VOV