Muong – Dao Ba Vi market: Contains many national cultural features

The goods sold at the fair are simply vegetables, daily pets, traditional dishes, and souvenirs bearing the identity of the Muong and Dao ethnic groups.

As part of a series of activities held on the occasion of the opening of Ba Vi tourism in 2021, recently, the People’s Committee of Minh Quang Commune, the People’s Committee of Ba Vi Commune (Hanoi) coordinated with a number of units to organize the opening ceremony of the product. Muong Market – Dao Ba Vi tourism products. The market is located in the area of ​​Ban Coc eco-tourism area, imbued with the cultural identity of the ethnic groups in the two communes of Minh Quang and Ba Vi. Mr. Nguyen Duc Anh, Vice Chairman of Ba Vi District People’s Committee said that Muong – Dao Ba Vi market is a product in a series of events to restore tourism activities in the district after the pandemic. This is not only a new feature of Ba Vi tourism, but also a place to preserve and promote the good cultural values ​​of the Muong – Dao ethnic group. Muong – Dao Ba Vi market will be held regularly on weekends at Ban Coc Ecotourism Area, Minh Quang Commune. This land contains many unique cultural features of the Muong and Dao people such as lullabies of the Muong people, Tet dance of the Dao people, gongs and many unique folk games. When coming to Ba Vi, in addition to visiting and worshiping at relics such as Tan Vien Son Thanh Temple, K9 Da Chong relic, Thuong Temple…, visitors will be able to participate in activities of exchanging and selling typical products. of Ba Vi mountains at this Muong – Dao Ba Vi market. The special thing is that the goods sold at the market are mostly products made by the hands of the people here, arranged in each stall so that customers coming here can easily choose as a display area of ​​all kinds. bamboo shoots, bamboo and tea of ​​the people of Da Chong village; vegetables and fruits of the people of Let village. There are also many stalls selling traditional ethnic musical instruments, hunting tools of the Muong people and many stalls selling precious medicines and herbs of the Dao people. According to Mr. Ngo Van Tiep, investor of Ban Coc eco-tourism area, said: Muong – Dao Ba Vi market is located in the complex of Ban Coc eco-tourism area, in the tourist axis associated with Ba Vi National Park. with a system of mountains and streams in Ba Vi; Spiritual tourism in Ba Vi. This place has 16.7 hectares, which is embellished with the entire culture of the Muong people such as fairs, customs and habits of eating, staying, wearing clothes, etc. Ms. Dinh Thi Oanh, Muong ethnic group (Minh Quang commune) said: Goods sold at the fair are simply vegetables, daily pets, traditional dishes, and authentic souvenirs. ethnic minorities Muong, Dao … with a simple way of selling, not fussy, but the atmosphere of buying and selling takes place very happily, convenient to buy and sell. The Muong and Dao ethnic people in the area were very happy when the locality had a tourist destination imbued with national identity like this. Immersed in the joyful atmosphere of cultural performances, traditional games, at Muong – Dao Ba Vi Market, visitors also enjoy dishes typical of local culture. When sitting at the restaurants here, you can sit and sip a cup of yeast wine, enjoy dishes that are famous specialties of Ba Vi land such as ant egg cake, cassava cake… Mr. Le Khac Nhu – Head of Culture and Information Department of Ba Vi district said: Ba Vi is a district with great potential for tourism. It can also be said that this is a key tourist district of the city and a national key. However, in recent years, tourism products have not been developed and only partially developed, not commensurate with the existing potential that nature offers here. According to Mr. Nhu, Ba Vi tourism in 2021 has been issued with an implementation plan, and recently opened Ba Vi tourism on April 18, 2021, part of the city’s tourism stimulus chain. It is promised that from the stage of implementing the plan to organizing the product introduction, there will be many new features, visitors will self-appraisal and will visit Ba Vi more often. For Ban Coc tourism, this is a place located in the western slopes of Ba Vi mountain, connecting between Ha Temple and Trung Temple; has a very good ecological and resort population. And in this eco-tourism area, we build a tourist area called Muong – Dao Market, to show the cultural identity of the Dao and Muong people. The place where the resort is located is the soil terraces, ancient cultural traces of the ancient Muong people, so we hope that eco-resorts, demonstrations of stilt houses as well as flower streets and ancient Vietnamese villages will be found in the tourist area Ban Coc ecology will bring many interesting and interesting things to visitors. Hopefully Ba Vi tourism in general and Ban Coc tourism are really innovative. It is known that in response to the tourism stimulus program “Hanoi people travel to Hanoi”, in 2021, Ba Vi district will also organize more events and festivals to create a highlight to attract tourists to Hanoi. visit, experience and relax at tourist attractions in the district such as Ba Vi Orchid Festival taking place from May to August; demonstrate tourism products at Ao Vua, Khoang Xanh, Tan Da Resort; introduce cultural tourism products, agricultural tourism…