Experiencing Dong Van culture through Quan Ba fair

Quan Ba fair is also known as Quyet Tien fair considered as a unique fair that gathers culture of daily life. The fair has more than 1.000m2, opens on every Sunday and closes at noon. It is located right along the highway 4C. For people living in mountainous areas, Quan Ba fair is an event that cannot be missed in their daily life.

Because of craggy location, people in mountainous areas lack opportunities to communicate with each other, therefore it’s noticeable that local people often look forward to the day that Quan Ba fair takes place. They all wear their most beautiful clothes to attend the fair.

Quan Ba market fair

The baby followed her mother to the market

Most of agricultural products and food in the fair are homemade. Just a few banana bunches, few kilograms of peanut, ethnic minority people from H’Mong, Dao, Lo Lo ethnicity can carry with to sell. One of the most attractive items that the fair presents is traditional brocade clothes and fabric woven and dyed from color taken from leaves and fruit by local people.

Colorful rich market bazaar

Serving relatives at the counter

The fair is not only a place to exchange products but also an opportunity for local people to meet and communicate about their daily life. Food counter usually attracts many customers, currently visitor can try sweet soup, which is commonly served in Delta. Children and the young are fond of ice cream made mainly from ice.

Restaurant at the market

When visiting Quan Ba fair, it’s easy to recognize traditional food such as colorful rice comprising five colors (white, yellow, purple, red and blue), yellow Bo cake sliced into a thick square, Pho, hot bowl of noodle and Thang Co hotpot.

Victory is an indispensable dish in the market

Five iridescent flavors

Quan Ba fair sells many kinds of vegetables such as Cai Meo, radishes, peas, …

Area selling vegetables

The weather in mountainous areas is usually crisp so local people tend to drink a lot to keep their bodies warm and show their hospitability. Alcohol is distilled from corn and sold in liter (20 liters per can).

At the end of the market is corn wine

Nowadays, the fair in Ha Giang is experiencing a lot of changes. Although it is having more shops, supermarkets, it still has its beautiful features. Thanks to this, Quan Ba fair in Ha Giang always attracts visitors and echoes visitors’ memories when visiting Quan Ba fair.