Cao Son market is one of the famous markets, imbued with the cultural identity of the ethnic groups in the Northwest mountains. With a variety of items for sale along with many attractive dishes, it is a place you should visit if you want to experience the daily life of the people here. Today, MYTOUR.ASIA will take you to Cao Son market to feel the vibrant and bustling atmosphere of this place.
Overview of Cao Son Fair
Address: Cao Son commune, Muong Khuong district, Lao Cai.
Unlike many other markets that usually hold on weekends, Cao Son market will be held every Wednesday. On each of these days, you will easily see many groups of people gathering and bustling together to attend the market. They often leave quite early to arrive in time to prepare their products and reserve an open sales location to attract the attention of many customers.
Cao Son market is a typical market of the Mong, Phu La, Black Han and Dao ethnic people, fully demonstrating the beauty of their culture and life. When you come to the market, you will have the opportunity to admire many unique products such as brocade fabrics, medicines, herbs or some mountain plants, next to the food area where you can enjoy countless attractive dishes with extremely unique flavors of highland people.
For the people here, the market is a place to have the opportunity to interact, meet and have fun, so they often pay great attention to dressing, often choosing the most colorful and beautiful outfits. to wear, creating a very impressive scene, will definitely make you overwhelmed with these colors.
The bustling and vibrant scene at Cao Son Market with a new shopping atmosphere
Each market session is an opportunity for people here to dress up and go to the market to visit, shop and make friends
2. Instructions on how to get to Cao Son fair
Cao Son market is located about 80km from Lao Cai town. To get to the market location, you can choose one of the following two routes.
This is a simple route, easy to look up and find. Besides, you can also choose between many types of vehicles from motorbikes, passenger cars to taxis, each type of vehicle will have its own advantages and disadvantages. So please carefully consider and choose the most suitable form of transportation for yourself.
Going along the route, you can easily see groups of 5-7 people walking together to the market location.
To experience traveling by river to Cao Son market, first, you must depart from Sapa city center to reach the boat wharf at the foot of Bao Nhai bridge, Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province. Here, you take a boat to travel up the Chay River to the north about 31km to reach Cao Son market.
3.Explore colorful specialty stalls at Cao Son Market
Similar to many other markets in Sapa such as Bac Ha market , Can Cau market ,… here, Cao Son market is also divided into 3 main areas: the area selling agricultural products, clothes, etc. . the livestock sales area and finally the dining area, equipped with countless attractive specialties.
This is the place that attracts the most tourists at Cao Son market because you can admire many handicraft products made by highland artisans with colorful and lively colors. In particular, here, you can also choose to buy many gifts as gifts.
Besides the many items to explore, don’t forget to look at the many stalls selling agricultural products, which may be processed or unprocessed, but are all quality, fresh and unprocessed products. use pesticides. Therefore, you can also find many types of mushrooms, medicines or fresh wild vegetables here.
Brightly colored brocade products are always attractive and unique gifts that many tourists choose to buy as gifts.
Besides, you can’t miss the stalls selling tiny, beautiful decorative items that are extremely exquisitely handcrafted.
This place concentrates many types of poultry and livestock for local people to come and exchange or sell for money. When you come here, you may be overwhelmed by a very bustling scene. Unlike the area selling agricultural products, which often attracts many women, this is a business paradise for men.
The area selling livestock and poultry always attracts a lot of attention from men
It would be a mistake if you visit the market and not enjoy the food here, a place full of specialty dishes in the Northwest such as thang co, corn wine,…
The dining area is not too luxurious, it is simply small tables and chairs gathered together to create a small corner for diners to eat quickly and then immerse themselves in the market.
4.Some notes for you to have the best experiences at Cao Son Market
– If you want to travel by boat to the market, you should carefully check the operating hours of the wharf as well as the train time frames to have an appropriate plan.
– To walk around the market, you should not bring too many things or wear high shoes, because you will move around a lot, so have comfortable sandals to easily go to any corner of the market. Please.
– Be careful to preserve personal belongings, money, and cell phones while walking around the market to avoid being stolen by thieves.
– You should clearly ask for price information from many places of sale, compare and choose the place to buy with the best price.
Besides many famous markets in Sapa, Cao Son market is an extremely reasonable choice for many people who want to explore a brand new place in Lao Cai. The market still retains its wild and rustic beauty with many unique items, making it an ideal destination if you want to feel the authentic life of the ethnic groups in the Northwest mountains of Vietnam.