Bac Ha market - one of the best ethnic markets

Bac Ha is small town but very famous with the Bac Ha market on Sunday. The weekly market is very special culture of hill tribe people in the mountain area, in which the meaning of socializing is much more important than shopping. After a week of working hard and having very simple food, it will be a great chance for them to meet their friends, having good food and drunk with the corn alcohol from Ban Pho.

Selling or buying thing only the second meaning of the people to go to market. In Bac Ha market, they can sell their local product such as their traditional embroidery and batik fabric and skirt, corn alcohol, local herbal medicine, ploughshare and knife made by HMong people. The special part selling horses, buffalos, pig, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks and specially the song birds by HMong people.

There are 14 ethnic minority people living in Bac Ha which HMong people took 47% of the population. The rest is Dao, Tay, Nung, Phu La... Most of HMong people live in Bac Ha are Flower HMong and their costume is the most beautiful with colorful.