Sin Suoi Ho market

  • Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province
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Arriving at the border commune of Sin Suoi Ho, visitors can not only immerse themselves in the natural scenery, but also enjoy the unique customs and habits, including the market of the Mong ethnic people in the area. country border. Sin Suoi Ho Market is located in Sin Suoi Ho commune, Phong Tho district, about 30 km from Lai Chau city.

When coming to Sin Suoi Ho village, meeting the right scene of the highland market, visitors can't help but be surprised by the wild and traditional features of the Mong ethnic people. Sin Suoi Ho market is held every Saturday. The market here is not only a place to trade and exchange ordinary goods, but also a typical community cultural space of the Mong people in the border of the country. The shopping atmosphere at the market is very crowded, bustling, not jostled or pushed, but people behave very gently and civilly.

Products for sale are mainly agricultural products raised, planted or collected by local people, or traditional costumes embroidered and woven by mothers and grandmothers. Taking advantage of the free time without guests, mothers and grandmothers take advantage of embroidering eye-catching brocade panels, attracting tourists.

In particular, when visiting the market, most of the visitors are impressed with the absence of a price drop, one or two less. The seller only sells for a single price without changing even though the item is sold at the end of the market, no one buys it. This way of selling also shows the honest, honest and straightforward qualities of the Mong people.

According to the village elder in Sin Suoi Ho village, there was no market in Sin Suoi Ho commune before. To go to the market, people have to go to the central market of Muong So commune, Phong Tho district or San Thang market, Lai Chau city, about 20-30 km away. But since 2014, when Sin Suoi Ho village was about to be recognized as a community tourism village, people in the village gathered together. They discussed the construction of the market with the goal of the market being both a place of exchange, buying and selling, activities of local people and to attract more tourists to the locality. In order to have space to build the market, the village head of Sin Suoi Ho Vang A Chinh voluntarily donated nearly 1,000 m2 of his family's land to raze and plan the market. Households are mobilized to plant trees, put stones, and set up stalls in the market. On the first day of the market, there were only 5 to 7 small shacks, but so far, people have expanded to more than 70 stalls.

In fact, the construction of Sin Suoi Ho fair has helped people preserve their national cultural identity. On the other hand, helping people to eliminate the idea of ​​self-sufficiency, get used to the way of trading to create commodity agricultural products. At the same time, creating conditions for Mong women to go out, exchange and affirm their position in the family and society.

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  • Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province

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