Who love to travel to Sima Cai almost tourist will be surprised by the bustling scene of people who exchange goods and ideas in Can Cau market. What is the major characteristic of Can Cau Market that attracts so many tourists?
Now and then, Can Cau market is located in Can Cau commune, Si Ma Cai district, Lao Cai province. It is nearly 100km northeast of Lao Cai City center.Can Cau Market was established at a time no one knew. But every Saturday morning, this market became a place to trade brocade items, food, handicrafts… of ethnic group living near here.
It’s one of two big markets that still retains the beauty of a fair in Lao Cai. Although the atmosphere of Can Cau market is not equal to Bac Ha mả·, but every time Can Cau market is out going , many tourists participating in Sapa tours are not afraid to go far to the market to visit.
Can Cau market session – one of the attractive destinations is only open once a week. So, at 7am, the fair or market is very crowded. If visitors arrive a little early before the opening time, visitors will encounter a handful of hand-held ethnic people wearing a lot of brocade items, food, forest vegetables … to bring to market.Pedestrians, horse riders, people carrying cattle … make the market atmosphere become lively and extremely bustling and full of voices and laughter. Although the market is set up on the cliff. That you can easily walk to visit the market stalls. Items sold in the market are spread out on plastic sheets or placed on wooden tables for visitors to choose freely. The most attention-grabbing items are brocades and specialties of ethnic minorities. Such as corn wine, Bac Ha plum, kohlrabi, chicken-legged mushrooms…
Remarkably, the most prominent of the five market areas is probably the cattle area. Every time the market opens, there are hundreds of cattle. Especially buffaloes sold here. Therefore, Can Cau market is also called a local buffalo market.
For Mong Hoa (Flower Hmong and Giay group) buffaloes are considered an integral part of local farming life. As a result, they take a walk to market, they want to buy the best breeds of cattle to better serve their farm work.
In addition to buffaloes, which are the majority of cattle’s, cattle areas also sell cows, horses, donkeys, birds and even dogs. The animals associated with human life are gathered at the market to create a variety of goods traded in the market, making buyers have more options