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 Bordering with Chinese
Yunnan Procince, Muong
Khuong is a district of
Lao Cai Province which is home
to a diversity of ethnic
minority groups including H’mong, Zao, Nung, Pa Zi and
Tu Zi. Located at the center
of the township, Muong
Khuong Market, the most
important market of the
local ethnic peoples takes
place on every Sunday, is
always crowded with some
thousands minority people
from early morning.
The
H’mong and the
Zao peoples,
especially women are always
wear their best colorful
traditional costume and take
the largest number. The Tu
Zi and Pazi are of minor
number but their traditional
costume are of special model
with dark color and high top
hats. There are also many
ethnic minority people come
from the other side of the
border, who often bring
cheap Chinese made commodity
to add to the variety of
goods for sales at the
market.
Beside a collection
of most popular commodity
such as clothes, vegetable,
food, farming tools,
animals… which can be found
in other market in the
regions, some local
specialties can be found at
Muong Khuong
market
including resin, incense
made from tree bark, and
medicinal herb for treatment
together with acupuncture.
Our one day trip to Muong
Khuong from
Sapa or from Lao
Cai for those clients taking
Saturday night train from
Hanoi offers not only a
chance to join the ethnic
locals at this impressive
market but also many
opportunities to pay
visiting to near by villages
and admiring stunning
scenery around the region.
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