Unique dog market in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Dung Market in Thanh Dong Commune, Thanh Chuong District, Nghe An Province, has long had a unique "item" for sale: puppies.
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No one knows when this puppy market started. According to many elders, the reason the dog market was formed was because when villagers had a mother dog giving birth to a litter of 5-7 puppies, because there was not enough food for both the mother dog and the puppies, they sold the puppies to ensure better care for the newborn puppies. Gradually, the dog market was formed. Each month, the market only meets 6 times on the 4th, 9th, 14th, 19th, 24th, and 29th of the lunar calendar. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| Dogs are usually brought to the market from 15 days to 1.5 months old. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| Dog stalls at Dung market, each market session has about a few hundred dogs. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| In the puppy selling area, not only locals but also many people from Yen Thanh and Do Luong districts come to buy and sell. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| In recent years, there have been more hybrid and pet dogs. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| Ms. Trinh Thi Hong - Dung Town said: During the pre-Tet session, many families put puppies up for sale so that buyers feel lucky when buying a satisfactory dog. And sellers also have a little extra money for Tet. At the beginning of the session, the price was higher by 150,000 - 250,000 VND/dog, at the end of the session, it was only 100,000 - 200,000 VND/dog. Photo: Lam Tung |
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| The puppy market in Thanh Chuong is becoming more and more famous and has become a unique cultural feature of the locality. Many people who want to find a beautiful dog to raise often come here, so many traders from other places also bring dogs here to sell. Photo: Lam Tung |
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The puppy selling area at Dung market always attracts many people who are curious about this unique item. This is also a unique feature of the market before Tet. Photo: Lam Tung |
