A market of ethnic minorities in the North organised in Hanoi

A market of ethnic minorities in the North is reproduced in a corner of the Village of ethnic culture and tourism of Vietnam, Dong Mo, a suburb of Hanoi. This activity is most appealing to the Day of Vietnamese ethnic culture, which began April 19 in this village.
Long before April 19, opening day of that famous day, representatives of ethnic minority Mong, Dao, Muong, Tay and Nung had already prepared their specialties, but not many original. Honey Ha Giang cotoie herbal and green tea in the village of Suoi Lin, province of Son La. .. Visitors crowd around the stand of fragrant leaves for the bathroom.
Looks like a real mountain market: women sell or buy, men drink ... The stand of the province of Bac Giang attracts many visitors with its wood stove and still. In another booth, visitors can drink alcohol Ha Giang 100 paintings while admiring the high plateau of Dong Van. "We have prepared enough alcohol and specialties to serve a thousand visitors during the two day festival," informed Nguyen Trung Duong, director of the Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism of the province of Ha Giang.
Visitors can also buy bags, wallets, pillow cases, sheets ... in brocade. A portfolio of linen on the grounds H'mong only costs 50,000 VND. The stand weaving ethnic Ha Giang attracts many visitors. Hotels and even embassies - France and the United States in this case - ordered products in brocade.We notice in the crowd of foreign tourists. "A friend told me about this event. I really wanted to come, "said David C.Shinne, an American.
The market for ethnic minorities is not only a place of exchange of goods but also of cultural encounter, not to mention helping to strengthen ethnic unity.