(Baongheaan.vn) -The markets in Ban Don (Chau Quang commune, Quy Hop district) are always bustling, attracting visitors from near and far with unique products of ethnic people., creating a unique commercial lifestyle of the Western region of Nghe An.
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| Ban Don Market (Quy Hop) has existed for many years, held every Thursday and Sunday. This is an opportunity for local people to sell natural mountain and forest products that are popular with both locals and visitors from afar. Among them, green vegetables attract a lot of buyers with the specialties that are popular with locals: passionflower, papaya flower, fresh bamboo shoots... Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| The products at the market are brought down to sell by people from the communes of Chau Quang, Chau Ly, Chau Dinh, Chau Thai, Chau Son, Chau Cuong..., all of which evoke the mark of the mountains and forests. There is no need to be fussy, anyone who has something to sell just needs to put it on the ground at the market, and that's it, a simple "stall". Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Visitors to the market will encounter strange items, such as this fruit, which is called gecko fruit by the locals because of its gecko-like shape, and costs 40,000 VND/kg. This is a natural medicinal plant that cures rheumatism and neck and shoulder pain. Gecko flowers grow on high cliffs of mountain tops, and only strong men can pick them. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Going to the market in Don, you can easily find bee pupae, a nutritious food priced at 200,000 VND/kg. Or maybe frogs if it's a rainy day, if you hang around and ask around, the locals will tell visitors about how to prepare a unique dish from frogs... Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| At the Don market, there are also stalls selling colorful brocades of the Thai people. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| The skirts are elaborately and delicately embroidered, priced from 500,000 - 700,000 VND/product. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Jewelry accessories that go with brocade dresses such as necklaces, hairpins, bracelets... are sold in a variety of ways, each accessory has a different meaning of bringing luck to the wearer. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Although there are not as many goods as the markets in the lowlands, the Ban Don market is always bustling and the way of buying and selling exudes friendliness. Many people go to the market as a habit to meet and chat with relatives and friends. This is also a typical cultural feature of the ethnic groups in Quy Hop district. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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