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The charming village market in Kim Lien

Annam • May 17, 2025 06:30

Visiting President Ho Chi Minh's hometown during the Lang Sen Festival, tourists can experience the Kim Lien rural market, enjoy and shop for local specialties.

These days, Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan district) is holding a rural market right in front of the entrance to Cau Market, making the atmosphere of the rural market in President Ho Chi Minh's hometown even more lively and bustling. Photo: Huy Thu

Cau Market is an ancient market that has existed for a long time in Kim Lien commune. It is an important trading center for the people of President Ho Chi Minh's hometown. Currently, the market grounds include a large pavilion, a small pavilion, and surrounding kiosks selling a wide variety of goods... In addition, the market also has an open space where people from various localities can display and sell their produce. Photo: Huy Thu

Traditionally, people from Kim Lien commune and neighboring areas have brought their agricultural products to Cau Market to sell – bunches of vegetables, pumpkins, bananas, chickens, etc., all grown by the locals themselves. For many tourists, visiting Cau Market is about experiencing the cultural atmosphere of a rural market, buying local goods, and speaking the local dialect. Photo: Huy Thu

Cau Market is held every morning. On Saturdays and Sundays, the market seems busier than usual, with many people coming to shop. Cau Market sells traditional handicrafts characteristic of the region, such as conical hats, blacksmithing, and rattan and bamboo products. (Photo: Huy Thu)

During the process of building new rural areas, Cau Market, Uncle Ho's hometown, has been continuously upgraded and renovated, becoming increasingly spacious and well-organized. People from various localities flock to the market to buy, sell, and exchange goods, feeling joyful and enthusiastic. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_6(1).jpg — The diverse range of goods, coupled with the polite and welcoming atmosphere of the rural market in Kim Lien commune, embodies a heartwarming image that contributes to the unique cultural character of the market. (Photo: Huy Thu)

bna_7(1).jpg — Cau Market boasts famous local delicacies that have been around for generations, such as fried cakes, sticky rice with corn, and millet porridge... "unforgettable tastes" that make mothers and grandmothers unable to resist buying them every time they go to the rural market. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_8(1).jpg — Originally a bustling ancient market of Ngoc Dinh village, Cau Market has become a cherished memory for generations of people in President Ho Chi Minh's hometown: "The most joyful scene is Cau Market / Above the temple, below the market, in the middle is the bell tower." Photo: Huy Thu

bna_9(1).jpg — During the 2025 Lotus Village Festival, Kim Lien commune organized a rural market right in front of Cau Market gate with many stalls showcasing famous local specialties. Women from the hamlets and neighboring units meticulously prepared their stalls to serve visitors from near and far. Photo: Huy Thu

During this visit to Cau Market, tourists can enjoy and shop for many famous specialties of Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, such as lotus products, Nam Dan soy sauce, Lang Sen wine, etc. Photo: Huy Thu

Cau Market is not only a place for buying and selling goods but also a community center, a familiar and simple image in the daily lives of the people in President Ho Chi Minh's hometown. Photo: Huy Thu

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