Experience at Nga Bay floating market - Hau Giang

Floating market is a typical cultural feature of the West of the river, referring to the Western floating market, it is impossible not to mention Nga Bay - Phung Hiep floating market. A familiar image to visitors is the boats full of goods, tall plants to introduce products to be sold for buyers to choose from. Not only is the unique culture, the "soul of the river", the Nga Bay floating market also stores the footsteps of its ancestors, demonstrating the cultural customs of the father of the father for nearly a century on the fat alluvial land.

Nga Bay floating market, also known as Phung Hiep floating market, was famous for a while, because of its history of more than hundred years and the busiest trading place in the Mekong Delta. Nga Bay floating market was formed around 1915, after 10 years of digging a canal here. The market is located at the intersection of 7 rivers: Cai Con, Mang Ca, Bung Tau, Soc Trang, Xeo Mon, Lai Hieu, Xeo Vong. Many craft villages have formed along the river, such as building boats, knitting needles, planting fields, etc. With Nga Bay floating market, the gathering of 7 river branches has become a unique feature that is difficult to mix and will be a fascinating mystery. Those who like to travel to the West to explore, because each river branch has a unique craft village that is not the same. This place also went into poetry and music, more and more captivated people.

In the South there are many floating markets, but no market is "floating" than Nga Bay market in terms of its size, prosperity as well as its name and status. In the past, the center of Nga Bay market had more than 1.000 large and small boats; Tet holidays sometimes come to more than 3.000 units; There are also hundreds of boats. At night, when the oil lamp comes down, the lamp of the vase is bobbing along with the waves of water all the time, like a flower festival.

Nga Bay floating market (Source Internet)

Nga Bay floating market usually groups on early morning every day. 5 to 8 am is the peak for buying and selling fresh products. From then, until evening, the market continues to operate. Commodities in the floating market are extremely diverse, especially fruits. According to each season, looking at the scene of the canoe bustling, full of fruits, visitors will know which fruit is the main crop.

One point that makes an unforgettable impression is when the sun rises, also when the cargo boats spread in many directions. Visitors will feel the rich taste of rustic dishes, sold on small canoes: hot porridge, vermicelli, hot rice noodles, etc. or sip a cup of coffee, listen to stories "Love story of Mat Buyer” is very interesting.