(Baonghean.vn) – The Nam Can market (Ky Son district) this time attracted a larger number of visitors than usual. Many local people flocked here to shop for goods to celebrate Independence Day (September 2nd). Black pigs were the most popular item purchased.
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| From early morning, when the fog was still thick on the mountaintop, people flocked to the Nam Can market to buy goods, preparing to celebrate Independence Day. |
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| Local people from the Thai and Hmong ethnic groups in both Vietnam and Laos bring their pigs to the market to sell. |
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| For the people of western Nghe An province, Independence Day is just as significant as Lunar New Year, so the demand for shopping and preparations for this event is very high. Recognizing this demand, many traders and people from Laos also bring goods to sell at the border market. |
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| Most of the pigs at the market are black pigs raised on farms or free-range pigs on mountaintops, so these pigs have thick, dense hair. |
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| Free-range pigs are very strong and aggressive, so catching them requires many people working together. |
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| Piglets are also brought to the market. |
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| According to experienced black pig hunters, to know if a pig is good or not, you have to pluck a few hairs from the pig to examine them. |
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| The price of live pigs sold at the Nam Can market is inconsistent. Piglets are priced from 80,000 to 110,000 VND/kg, while larger pigs range from 60,000 to 70,000 VND/kg. |
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| Every year, on Independence Day, people in the highlands often organize celebrations and feasts. And black pork is one of the foods favored by people in western Nghe An province. |
Ho Phuong
