In the evening of November the first, in Lac Son district, the Provincial People's Committee held the opening ceremony of the 2024 Highland Market in Hoa Binh province with the theme "Market – the Beauty of the highlands”. There was the attendance to press the opening button of the Market of Nguyen Phi Long, the alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Bui Duc Hinh, the Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Mr. Bui Van Khanh, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and the other poeple from the Provincial Party Standing Committee; the leaders from the provincial People’s Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front, the departments, branches and the People’s Committees of the districts and the city.


The leaders of the province and Lac Son district visited the specialty booth of Lac Son district.

In the opening speech, Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Market Organizing Committee, affirms that the market is organized on a provincial scale and it is an important event with the practical economic significance in economy, politics and society to promote the economic and trade relations with a view to introducing the products of the ethnic minority areas and expanding the cooperation between the localities in the province and across the country. This is also an opportunity for businesses, cooperatives, and production and business establishments to access markets, reach consumers, find partners and expand product consumption markets inside and outside the province. It also helps develop products with the competitive advantages, promoting the introduction and consumption of the traditional products, and unique products, especially products under the OCOP and tourism ecological products, the products of culture and history, contributing to the socio-economic development of the localities in the province.


Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, making a speech at the opening of the market.



The leaders of the province and Lac Son district pressed the opening button of the 2024 Hoa Binh Highland Market.

In addition, with many unique activities such as the traditional craft demonstrations, performances, folk games, the Market aims to enhance the promotion and exchange of the unique and special cultures of the ethnic minorities of the Northwest region in general and Hoa Binh province in particular to domestic and international tourists, actively contributing to conserving, preserving, promoting and spreading the good traditional cultural values ​​of the ethnic minorities in Hoa Binh province, promoting the continuous development of the tourism activities.


The people visiting the typical products introduced at the market.

The highland market takes place from November 1 - 5 at Lac Son district’s stadium on a provincial scale, with over 100 participating stalls, including the agricultural product stalls and consumer goods products of the ethnic minority regions of the districts and the city in the province; the booth area of ​​Lac Son district and its communes; the culinary area; the rural market area; the commercial booth area; the outdoor play area...


The opening entertainment program of the 2024 Highland Market in Hoa Binh province.

Arriving at the Highland Market, visitors can also enjoy many unique musical performances, folk games and watch the traditional handicraft performances of ethnic groups.

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