(Baongheaan.vn)The markets in Bản Đồn (Châu Quang commune, Quỳ Hợp district) are always bustling, attracting visitors from near and far with unique products from the local ethnic communities.This creates a unique trading and commercial lifestyle in the western part of Nghe An province.
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| The Bản Đồn market (Quỳ Hợp district) has existed for many years, held every Thursday and Sunday. This is an opportunity for locals to sell their natural mountain and forest products, which are popular with both locals and visitors. Among them, fresh vegetables are particularly attractive to buyers, with popular local specialties such as passionflower, papaya flower ruff, and fresh bamboo shoots. (Photo: Phương Thúy) |
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| The produce at the market, brought down by people from the communes of Chau Quang, Chau Ly, Chau Dinh, Chau Thai, Chau Son, Chau Cuong, etc., all bear the distinct mark of the mountains and forests. Without any fuss, anyone with goods to sell simply places them on the ground at the market, and that's how a simple "stall" is created. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Visitors to the market will encounter unusual items, such as this fruit, which locals call "gecko fruit" because of its gecko-like shape, priced at 40,000 VND/kg. This is a natural medicinal plant used to treat rheumatism and neck and shoulder pain. Gecko flowers grow on high cliffs of mountain peaks, and only strong men can harvest them. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Visiting the local market in Don, you'll easily find bee larvae, a nutritious food item priced at 200,000 VND/kg. Or you might find frogs if it's a rainy day; if you chat with the locals, they'll tell you about their unique ways of preparing frog dishes... Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| At the Don village market, there are also stalls selling colorful brocade fabrics made by the Thai ethnic group. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| The skirts are intricately and exquisitely embroidered, priced from 500,000 to 700,000 VND per item. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Accessories such as brocade necklaces, hairpins, and bracelets are sold in a wide variety to complement the brocade dresses, each accessory believed to bring good luck to the wearer. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Although it doesn't have as many goods as markets in the lowlands, the Bản Đồn market is always bustling, and the buying and selling atmosphere is friendly. Many people go to the market as a habit to meet and chat with relatives and friends. This is also a distinctive cultural feature of the ethnic minorities in Quỳ Hợp district. Photo: Phương Thúy |
Phuong Thuy
