Buffalo and cow market halfway up Muong Long Heaven Gate
(Baonghean.vn) - Every month, the Muong Long market (Ky Son) opens, which is also the time when the Mong people's buffalo and cow market at the gate of heaven is bustling with buying and selling.
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| Crowds of people and traders come to the buffalo and cow market at Muong Long Heaven Gate. Photo: Ho Phuong |
Mr. Va Ba Nhia, in Muong Long 2 village, said: "For about 8 to 10 years now, this place (next to Muong Long Heaven Gate) has been a gathering place for buyers and sellers of buffalo and cows."
Since the establishment of the buffalo trading area until now, every market day, people of Muong Long commune and neighboring communes such as Huoi Tu, My Ly... bring their buffaloes here to sell. Traders from near and far come here on the 15th and 30th of the lunar month to choose and buy buffaloes.
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| From early morning, the market was crowded. Photo: Ho Phuong |
Some people choose cows and buffaloes to fatten and then sell to others; some people choose to buy them to use for plowing, pulling, raising to increase the herd; some people also look to buy fighting buffaloes and bulls...
During the market day, when the rooster crows, people from distant villages can be seen leading buffaloes and cows to the market.
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| A buyer is checking the age of a buffalo. Photo: Ho Phuong |
Around 8am to 9am, the market becomes bustling and crowded. Mr. Mua Ba Chu, a resident of the central village and also a veteran cattle trader in the area, said: "There are beautiful cows that cost up to 80 million VND."
Having just chosen a few cows that he liked and was about to load them up and take them back to the plains, Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, a resident of Do Luong, said: "I have known about this buffalo and cow market for more than 4 years now. Every time it's my turn, I come here to choose cows and bring them back to the plains to sell."
Buying buffalo and cows at this market helps save a lot of time and effort searching in the villages like in previous years. Along with that, buying goods at a concentrated place also helps save on transportation costs.
"Buffaloes in the mountains are often stronger and have more endurance than those in the plains, so goods from the mountains are often easier to sell than those in the plains," Mr. Hung added.
Mr. Va No Vu - Chairman of Muong Long Commune People's Committee excitedly said that the appearance of the buffalo and cow market has created a more effective place for people to trade livestock. People in remote villages of the commune can proactively increase their livestock without fear of unsold livestock or traders forcing down prices like before.
