Attractive vegetable and root market in the Western region of Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Along the steep mountainside roads in the border district of Ky Son, occasionally there is a group of people sitting together in makeshift huts by the roadside. They sell vegetables and tubers that their families grow on their fields to passersby.
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| On National Highway 16 connecting Ky Son to Que Phong district, the section passing through Huoi Tu commune, there is a row of shacks set up by locals to sell vegetables and tubers. This is a three-way intersection area so there are often many people passing by. The items sold here are only vegetables and tubers, not meat or fish like the markets in the lowlands. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| National Highway 16 is a vital route connecting the Northwest and Southwest regions of Nghe An, so traffic is quite heavy. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| This winter, Ky Son people cannot plant crops, so they only grow vegetables and tubers on the fields such as ginger, taro, and Mong cabbage. Families that grow too much and cannot use it all carry it to the market to sell to buy rice. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Each bunch of vegetables sold here costs from 5,000 VND or more. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Many tourists passing by stopped to buy special gifts to bring back home. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| The further along Highway 16, the smaller the markets become. Although they are called markets, they are actually just a few people carrying vegetables to sell. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Ginger buds, a specialty of Ky Son, are sold by locals in small bundles, priced from 10-20 thousand VND. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| The customers of the people here are mainly teachers and officials from the lowlands who come to work and have the opportunity to pass by this route. In addition to the material value of aromatic herbs and strange grasses, it also has spiritual value, being a special gift from the mountains sent back to relatives and friends. Photo: Tien Dong |
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| Ms. Lau Y Xy, residing in Pa Xa village, Huoi Tu commune, takes advantage of the time when there are no customers to embroider. Ms. Xy said that her family grows a lot of vegetables in the fields, so she brings them out to sell. On days when there are any, she brings them out to the shack to sell, otherwise she stays at home. If she meets customers, she can sell them all early, otherwise she sits all day until dark before returning home. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Mrs. Cu Y May, also residing in Pa Xa village, carries vegetables to the hut to sell. She doesn’t prepare them at home, but when she comes here, she separates each bunch of vegetables into small bundles and ties them neatly. Mrs. May sells her own vegetables and sells them for her daughter. Roadside markets have become places where people bring their agricultural products to sell. Although simple, they have become a unique cultural feature in the Western region of Nghe An. Photo: Tien Dong |
