Nghe An highland market is deserted on days before Tet
(Baonghean.vn) - According to many traders, in previous years, when Tet was approaching, 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, people of all ethnic groups flocked to buy goods on the occasion of Lunar New Year, but this year, even though it was the 20th of December, the market was still deserted. Photo: Quang An |
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| According to the owners of the kiosks selling goods at Hoa Binh market, this year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, children have to leave the city to return to the countryside, so people have no income to shop. Moreover, the epidemic situation is complicated, people limit 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 shop selling speakers and phones in Muong Xen market said that in previous years, from the 18th to the 25th of December, the busiest time for customers was when young people who worked far away and returned to town flocked to the market to buy speakers, phones, etc. and other goods to celebrate Tet, but this year there were none. Luckily, each day a few customers came to look, but they bought very little. Photo: Quang An |
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| The agricultural tools selling area 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, at the beginning of the year they went to the South to work, but due to the outbreak of the epidemic, they had to return to their hometown in June. Since then, there has been 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, 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, with no income. For example, 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 did not have money to shop like in previous years. In the photo, Con Cuong market on December 19. Photo: Quang An |
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