Nghe An highland market is deserted on days before Tet
(Baonghean.vn) - According to many traders, in previous years, near Tet, children from the highlands who worked far from home returned home with more or less money to shop, but this year they had to return home to avoid the epidemic, had no income, and the economy was difficult, so purchasing power decreased sharply, the market became deserted, and goods were unsold.
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| Hoa Binh Market in Thach Giam town is the largest market in Tuong Duong district. In the past, on the occasion of Lunar New Year, people of all ethnic groups flocked to buy goods, but this year, even though it was December 20, the market was still deserted. Photo: Quang An |
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| According to the owners of the kiosks at Hoa Binh market, this year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, children have had to leave the city to return to the countryside, so people have no income to shop. Moreover, the epidemic situation is complicated, people are limiting going to crowded places, while some traders now bring goods to the communes and villages to sell. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| At Muong Xen market, Ky Son district, the situation is the same. Mr. Quang - the owner of a store selling speakers and phones in Muong Xen market said that in previous years, from December 18 to 25 is the busiest time for customers, because young people who work far away and return to town flock to the market to buy speakers, phones... and other goods to celebrate Tet, but this year there are none, luckily each day a few customers come to look, but buy very little. Photo: Quang An |
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| The area selling agricultural tools in Muong Xen market is also deserted, the owners of the kiosks sit dejectedly. Ms. Luong Thi Nga, residing in Ta Ca commune (Ky Son), shared: The family has 2 children of working age, who went to the South to work at the beginning of the year, but due to the outbreak of the epidemic, they had to return to their hometown in June. Since then, they have had no job, no income, the whole family relies on income from selling taro, going to the forest to collect bamboo shoots, selling chickens... so they do not have money to buy many things like previous years. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Observations show that only clothing kiosks are doing better than other items, but compared to previous years, sales have decreased significantly, and people are buying in more reserved quantities. Photo: Quang An |
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| The sales area on both sides of National Highway 7A, passing through Muong Xen town, is also deserted with customers and unsold goods. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| The reason why the highland markets are deserted this year, according to local people, is due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, most of the highland children had to leave the city to return to their hometowns to avoid the epidemic for a long time, without income. In Ky Son district, according to statistics from the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, in 2021, nearly 8,000 children had to return to their hometowns to avoid the epidemic since mid-year, so this year's Tet people do not have money to shop like previous years. In the photo, Con Cuong market on December 19. Photo: Quang An |
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