Bazaar of Ethnic Minorities Bak Ha
Bac Ha Town, Bac Ha 19000, Vietnam
Description:
Bak Ha Market is the largest market in Laokai Province. Every Sunday, representatives of the numerous ethnic tribes that inhabit the surrounding area flock here. Who walks, who rides a horse, who rides a buffalo - some go with goods, others - with money for purchases. Especially in the Hmong flower market. They are called so for the bright and original clothes worn by women of these nationalities. Their bright multi-colored skirts and blouses are decorated with ornaments different from different minorities.
If you consider that all this bright mass is constantly moving, it gives the impression of a colored kaleidoscope. The most interesting thing is that people don’t dress like this to impress tourists is their usual everyday clothes. And the market itself is a real Vietnamese market. Here you buy and sell what people need in everyday life: food, livestock, textiles, utensils, clothes and much, much more that a person needs. There are also souvenirs, handmade jewelry, so tourists will be able to buy products of local craftsmen for small money.