After a period of preparation, the new market inresettlement communeNgoc Lam (Thanh Chuong) was born. The market is held right on the stadium near the commune center. Every week the market will meet once on Saturday morning. Photo: Huy Thu
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 | After more than ten years of resettlement, now there is a market, local people are excited to come to buy, sell, exchange and chat. Photo: Huy Thu |
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The villagers bring to the market their own home-grown products, including fruits from their gardens and some vegetables from the mountains and forests. Photo: Huy Thu |
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In recent years, people in the resettlement area who wanted to exchange goods often had to go to markets in neighboring communes, which was quite a long and arduous journey. Now the market is open in the center of the commune, making trading more convenient. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Mr. Lo Xuan Dieu (62 years old) in Nhan Nhinh village (old) in Ngoc Lam commune said: He has a profession of weaving rattan and bamboo. In the past years, there was no market in the resettlement village, so he had to transport his products to sell everywhere. Now that there is this market, he does not have to go far and can sell many products. Photo: Huy Thu |
A Thai woman brings her chicken to sell innew markethappily shared: With the market, selling chickens is easy, families who want to raise a lot also have a place to sell easily. Photo: Huy Thu |
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New market in resettlement area, featuring products bearing cultural imprints of ethnic minoritiesHighlanders, such as brocade, rice wine, handicrafts... Hearing that Ngoc Lam commune opened a market, not only people in the commune and district but also people from other districts came to trade, especially people from the remote district of Tuong Duong. Photo: Huy Thu
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Many mothers bring their children to the new market to buy clothes and cakes, having fun like going to a festival. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Like the rural markets in the villages, the new market in the resettlement area is not only a place to buy and sell goods but also a place for people to meet, exchange and chat, where children who are not in school can follow their mothers to the market to have fun. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Mr. Vi Van Tuyen - Secretary of the Party Committee of Ngoc Lam commune said: Traditional markets are an essential need of people in resettlement areas. After a period of thinking and preparation, Ngoc Lam commune decided to establish a new market. Initially, there will be many difficulties, but gradually everyone will get used to the market in the village. Hopefully, the new market will meet the buying and selling needs of the people, creating conditions for the villages to develop the economy... Although it has only been held for the first few days, the resettlement market has attracted and attracted many people. The villagers are really happy to go to the market to exchange, shop and socialize. This new "highland market" is a "new source of joy" in the resettlement area. Photo: Huy Thu |