(HBO) – The Fair Market on Da River Lake is not only a place for trade and commodity purchasing between the lowland and the highland regions, but also the cultural and spiritual exchanges of river region. You can go to the market to buy a little tobacco, a little salt, sauce and also show your love emotion.
Due to the terrain characteristics, it is
more convenient to travel to the villages along the Da River by means of
waterways than travelling on roads; hence, there are many floating markets.
Almost every commune has a market place of the water wharf, boat harbor, where
ships and boats carry goods from down stream. This is also a place where the
local people sell their special products such as chicken, bamboo shoots, banana
pods, papaya, cassava roots, tubers self-grown, some forestry vegetables, fish
on the lake reservoir. There is every fair market in an approximate river
section of one or two communes and those regular markets are held every day in
turn in a month. The fair market of Tien Phong commune, on the road of Oi Noi
hamlet, along the river bank, is held three times a month, usually on the 10th,
20th and 30th of the month. Tra Ang fair market, in Vay Nua commune (Da Bac)
takes place on the 15th, 25th of the month. Hang Mieng Fair Market
in Quang Minh Commune, Van Ho (Son La Province) bordered on Suoi Nanh, Dong
Nghe (Da Bac) Communes open on the days of 1st, 2nd – 11th, 12th –
21st, 22nd.
The Fair Market is a very unique feature of
Hoa Binh Lake Reservoir. Photo: the fair market meeting in the area of Ngoi Hoa
commune, Tan Lac district.
The fair market areas are large yards close
to the lake or can be where the boats gather along the river. There is a small
bridge for people to see and purchase products. The market is always bustling
and crowded with buyers and sellers, on the habors and on the boats. The items
in the market on the lake are quite diversified. Traders come from many
provinces, most of which are Phu Tho, Son La, Bac Ninh, Hoa Binh, Hai Phong and
Nam Dinh. Traders of each province have their own special products, of which
mountain traders from Son La, Hoa Binh provide mainly brocading products, meat,
fish, agricultural and forestry products. Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Phu Tho, Nam
Dinh supply mainly dried goods, clothes, shoes, electronic appliances.
Currently, the tourism products of Yen Thuy district are mainly the festival and spiritual tourism. In addition to ensuring a civilized lifestyle in the religious activities, the party committees and the local authorities at all levels always focus on preserving the value of historical, cultural relics and festivals associated with exploiting tourism strengths.
The picturesque scenery of Hoa Binh Lake has endowed its tourism site with a unique allure. In recent years, localities have been harnessing the potential of the lake area and domestic and international tourists have chosen the site for sightseeing and leisure journeys.
The Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, focusing on developing synchronous and modern technical facilities, and high-quality and branded tourism products imbued with national cultural identities. The tourist site also aims to become the largest tourist centre in the province, and one of 12 key tourist areas in the Northern midland and mountainous region
On April 5th, in Hoa Binh city, the Tourism Association of Hoa Binh province and Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province jointly organized a conference to promote cooperation and tourism development. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.