(HBO) - Authorities of Hoa Binh have exerted great efforts to preserve the culture value of traditional markets of ethnic minorities in the province.


Pa Co market in Mai Chau district offers a chance for tourists to enjoy interesting experiences of national cultural identity.

Tourists should not miss the opportunity to join Lung Van market (also known as Bo market) in Tan Lac district every Tuesday. On the day, local residents bring to the market unique products and specialties for sale. Most of the items on sale are bitter and sour bamboo shoots, mac khen anddoi seeds, handicrafts, traditional textile textile products, and medicine of Dao and Muong people.

According to Xa Van Tuan in Chieng Cang hamlet, Muong Chieng commune (Da Bac district), almost those who go to the market is well-dressed and they are very friendly. They come to meet friends and relatives, and participate in traditional cultural and art activities.

One thing that is easy to see in many markets is that ethnic minorities, especially Tay and Dao people in Da Bac district, Muong people in Tan Lac, Lac Son and Kim Boi districts; and Mong people in Mai Chau district, always have a sense of preserving their cultural identity through the language and clothes they wear when going to the market.

However, Vice Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Luu Huy Linh said the local authorities have faced challenges in preserving traditional markets in ethnic minority areas.

The increasing population along with the process of urbanisation have narrowed the space of markets. The growing number of goods and shoppers have limited space for cultural activities in markets.

As part of the efforts to preserve traditional markets in the locality, the People’s Committee of Mai Chau district put a market model in the district into operation in 2019, aiming to promote national cultural identities and attract tourists. The market is organised every Sunday, becoming an attractive destination for domestic and international tourists.

Recently, initiated by a member of Cha Day village’s farmers’ association, a night market model for cultural exchange is held once a week on Saturday in Pa Co commune of Mai Chau district, helping to promote socio-economic and tourism development in the locality./.

 


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