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Busy Cai Rang floating market

Trần Minh Lương — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 20:19:14 +0000

Located on a tributary of Hau River, flowing through Cai Rang district (Can Tho city), Cai Rang floating market is about 6 km from the city center. This is a busy floating market, representing the typical culture of the western river region.
Viewed from above, the winding river branch reaches out after a deep sleep, with a floating market on the river like a colorful picture. Hundreds of boats carrying goods, from all directions towed to anchor. All combined with the soft, clear light of the dawn light creates an enchanting scene that captivates people.

Panorama of Cai Rang floating market. The deeper you go inside the floating market, the more vivid the life of the merchants becomes. Mr. Tin, who has spent many years going up and down the Hau Giang river, confided: “For several generations, he made a boat as a home, all day he drifted along the water, but since then life has become more stable and his children have been educated.” The floating market is crowded with boats. The goods at the market are very diverse, most of which are specialty fruits of the river garden. There are also dried fish, crafts, necessities and food service included. Selling something, people hang that item on a tree stuck in the bow of the boat, in a unique way of advertising and offering. Diverse types of dried fish and essential products. The boats are full of goods with the familiar image of a palm tree in front. In particular, when coming to the floating market, it is impossible not to mention the “shake” noodle dish. It’s crab vermicelli, vermicelli… rich in Western flavor. The reason it is called “shake” vermicelli is because all activities of buying – selling, processing – enjoying take place on the boat. Sitting and eating and swaying with the waves, this will surely be an unforgettable breakfast for those who go to the floating market for the first time. A shop of “shake” bread at the floating market. When the dawn has just dawned, sitting on a boat in the middle of the vast river, enjoying a bowl of hot vermicelli, drinking a cup of coffee with relatives, to feel the breath, the vibrant rhythm of life, will be a wonderful experience. A very unique experience when coming to Tay Do. baocamau.com.vn

Camping, hunting clouds on the highest mountain in the West

Toàn Nguyễn — Fri, 21 May 2021 20:16:03 +0000

Welcoming dawn on Cam mountain is an interesting experience, contributing to creating a novelty for tourism in the Mekong Delta.
The Mekong Delta is associated with images of gardens, rice fields or floating markets. The landscape of That Son area, which is a distinct highlight of the delta, has not been properly exploited. Recently, camping, cloud hunting and nature exploration in Cam Mountain have opened up a new perspective on river tourism.

Activities to explore the nature of Cam mountain attract many young people. Cloud hunting camping Cam Mountain, also known as Thien Cam Son, belongs to An Giang province. This is the highest mountain in the Mekong Delta, and is considered the “Da Lat of the West” because of its cool and fresh air. Currently, visitors can participate in camping and rattan hunting activities at Nha Cua May homestay located on Cam mountain. Up to the present time, this is the only place for tourists to stay overnight and experience the life of the people of An Giang mountainous area. Duong Thi Cam Van was born and raised in That Son area, she has a great love for the natural beauty here. Pioneering in camping activities on Cam mountain, Van shared with Zing: “In the past, the mountain mainly developed spiritual tourism, visitors came to the temple and then returned, few people stayed. I want to introduce visitors to other beauties of the mountain, which people may not know yet.” Homestay is built in the middle of the mountain. From a small hut with the original purpose of keeping the garden, Van and his family converted into a house with bamboo and leaves to rest. With the support of friends, Van develops homestay service and welcomes guests to the house to play, enjoy the fresh mountain air. “I think where I live the weather is very cool, the scenery is also beautiful, why not create a resort for everyone,” Van said. Guests coming to the homestay will have the opportunity to experience camping and cloud hunting activities, in addition to enjoying the rustic dishes of the An Giang mountains. Huynh Ly (HCMC) shared: “I found out about Nha by chance through a tour group. At first, I didn’t think the West would have a mountain camping area like this. Very impressive experience. Everything is simple, nestled in the middle of the mountains and forests, opening the door in the morning, the clouds flood into the room. Every moment of the day is a completely different scene.” According to Ly, the most memorable memory of riding a motorbike taxi from the foot of the mountain to the house is a little adventurous, a little refreshing, watching the wild landscape of the mountains in the cool breeze. The peaceful space in the mountains helps visitors forget the stress in life. Discover the nature of Cam mountain In addition to camping activities, hunting clouds, enjoying local dishes, Van also regularly organizes picnics, helping visitors to clearly feel the fresh beauty of the Cam Mountain. “The rainy season is the most beautiful season of Cam Mountain, because in this season the waterfalls and streams are very beautiful. The feeling of immersing in the early morning mist, standing on a high hill listening to birds singing, watching majestic waterfalls, I really want to share with everyone,” Van said. Visitors also have the opportunity to experience mountain crab fishing, visit strawberry, durian and avocado gardens and understand more about the history of the land.

Which famous chef used to sell noodle soup on Cai Rang floating market?

Theo Hoài Anh/Zing — Sun, 16 May 2021 14:45:09 +0000

Gordon Ramsay used to sit on a boat selling vermicelli and noodles on Cai Rang market.

Not all but most of the boats on Cai Rang floating market often hang what they sell. For example, a fruit seller will hang that fruit. Or the vegetable seller will hang vegetables… This is the “hanging something for sale” culture of the famous floating market in the West. Photo: Anh Tu. When they need to sell canoes or boats, people will hang roof sheets or pandan boats. This is also known as “hanging leaves to sell boats”. Photo: Anh Tu. Gordon Ramsay used to sit on a boat selling vermicelli and noodles on Cai Rang market. This is the commemoration when the “Chef King” performed the show “Gordon’s Great Escape”, recorded in 2009 and broadcast globally in 2010. Photo: Aloviet. Aunt Hai was the one who received compliments from the famous chef. Aunt Hai’s vermicelli and noodle soup used to be specialties of the floating market. However, at present, Aunt Hai no longer sells goods on Cai Rang floating market. Photo: Pham Ngon. The time of the fair starts quite early, from about 4-5am and ends at 8-9am. The best time to explore the market is 5am. Visitors can rent a small boat separately or join a group with a large boat. Photo: Pham Ngon. The market was formed in the first half of the 20th century. At this time, the land travel of the river was not yet developed. Photo: Asianway Travel. Exactly on March 10, 2016, Cai Rang floating market culture was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. Photo: Tripadvisor.

Come to Nga Nam to welcome the dawn of the floating market

Bài và ảnh: MINH ANH — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:47:16 +0000

Located in the southwest of Soc Trang province, Nga Nam town, the waterway gateway to the two provinces of Bac Lieu and Ca Mau, at the same time as the intersection of the five river branches, is gradually becoming an attractive new destination. tourists. People in the southwestern region always advise, come here do not forget to buy snakehead fish sauce, anabas fish sauce with the famous folk flavor: ‘Fish sauce with minced meat duck seeds / Thuong Sao flavor of Nga Nam’.

Nga Nam Floating Market is an attractive destination attracting tourists to visit, buy and sell. Located in the southwest of Soc Trang province, Nga Nam town, the waterway gateway to the two provinces of Bac Lieu and Ca Mau, at the same time as the intersection of the five river branches, is gradually becoming an attractive new destination. tourists. People in the southwestern region always advise, come here, do not forget to buy snakehead fish sauce, anabas fish sauce with the famous folk flavor: “Fish sauce with minced meat duck seeds / Thuong Sao flavor of Nga Nam”. Nga Nam town is 60 km far from Soc Trang city, 80 km from Can Tho city along National Highway 1A, the East borders on My Tu district and Thanh Tri district (Soc Trang province); the North borders Long My town and Long My district (Hau Giang province); the West borders Hong Dan district (Bac Lieu province); the South borders Phuoc Long district (Bac Lieu province). While the tourism and service industry brings many socio-economic changes to neighboring localities, Nga Nam is somewhat quieter. The natural landscape in Nga Nam is not really outstanding compared to many other localities in the Mekong Delta but still has the advantage of pure nature, not affected by commercial and industrial activities. . In addition, the locality also owns a variety of cultural resources of three ethnic groups: Kinh, Hoa and Khmer Nam Bo, with architectural works: pagodas, churches, temples, historic sites … forming groups of potential sightseeing and tourism. In addition, Nga Nam town owns a convenient waterway and road network that can connect rural residential areas with the central area, as well as with other provinces. Notably, this is the gateway for tourists to connect the tour to the western provinces: Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Hau Giang. With favorable natural conditions, in recent years, Nga Nam town has had significant changes in socio-economic development. The limited tourism service economy is also seeing positive changes. The World Bread Organization and Action on Poverty (AOP) in Vietnam, the Consultative Institute for Rural and Mountainous Socio-Economic Development (CISDOMA) have conducted research to assess the CBT potentials in Nga Nam aims to identify opportunities to build new business models to help local people increase their income, preserve traditional cultural values, protect the landscape and environment, and gradually adapt and limit climate change impacts. According to project experts, Nga Nam has great potential for developing community ecotourism. Firstly, Nga Nam floating market is the most potential tourist destination. The market has been around for a long time, located at the intersection of five rivers: north to Phung Hiep, east to Thanh Tri, south to Phuoc Long (Bac Lieu province), west to Long My town ( Hau Giang province), the remaining branches go to Vinh Quoi commune, Nga Nam town. The market starts to meet around 3am and is busiest at 5am to 6am, lessens around 8am and ends in the morning. The whole scene of the market is like a vivid, multi-colored picture from vegetables and fruits to the image of the gentle rustic bra in the middle of the river. The sound of the paddle splashing the water, the call to buy goods on the canoe, the interest shell, the five-leaf, three-leaf canoe up and down… creates a very joyous scene. Helping the easy transmission of information between sellers and buyers, “crooked” trees are an effective means of this type of floating market. The “koi” tree is made of old bamboo, about 5 m high, with a sharp beveled angle for plugging and pliers when it is parked, the top is punched with holes to skew the rope, hang goods. From a distance, looking at the “crooked” trees, customers can find out what kind of goods to buy. Currently, due to the increasingly perfect road traffic system, some traders have turned to the form of onshore markets. However, the floating market is still operating quite bustling, still retaining the characteristic spirit of the southwestern floating market, which is a Soc Trang tourist destination that cannot be ignored. About 5 km from the town center is Tan Long stork garden in Tan Binh hamlet, Long Binh commune. The stork garden owned by the family of Mr. Huynh Van Muoi was formed decades ago, covering an area of about 1.5 hectares with thousands of storks gathered every afternoon. This is also the locality with six ranked monuments, of which two monuments are nationally ranked: Ba My Dong Temple (Vinh Quoi commune) and the Victory site of Nga Nam area (ward 1); four relics are ranked at provincial level: Thanh That Minh Tien (My Tay A Hamlet, My Quoi Commune); Thanh Tri District Party Committee Base Area – Nga Nam (My Quoi Commune); O Chum Pagoda (Vinh Quoi Commune) and Victory Fortress Nga Nam (Ward 1). O Chum Pagoda is a typical relic of the Khmer Southern people, has a large campus and the location is also very convenient to access by both river and road. Currently, with the support of the local government, the socialization movement and the abbot’s devotion, many work items, the temple’s space is built and renovated. The pagoda is also a place to preserve and keep two ngo boats, the symbolic means of Nga Nam town to compete in the famous boat racing festival in Soc Trang and the Mekong Delta provinces. Coming to Nga Nam, tourists can visit the raw material area and the production of custard-apple tea, visit the orchard, experience knitting water hyacinths, cycle along the canals through the hamlets. Vinh Quoi commune, My Quoi commune and along the Phung Hiep Quan Highway, the amateurs’ song … In recent years, domestic and foreign tourists love to join the local people to participate in experiential activities such as collecting fruits, fighting catching fish, slapping fish, gardening, making beef cake, bean flour cake, banana cake … Regarding accommodation establishments, there is currently a two-star hotel with the number of 30 rooms; 14 accommodation establishments with 157 rooms are eligible to serve tourists. A tourist boat terminal is being invested and is about to put into operation and use, a private tourism company is operating. However, according to the leader of the Soc Trang tourism industry, besides its advantages, Nga Nam town is facing many difficulties when implementing community tourism. In addition to the basic difficulty that the tourism management team is inexperienced, the awareness of the community’s tourism is almost absent. This is the cause of spontaneous development of tourism, ineffective or wasteful investment, and the quality cannot meet the needs of visitors without good control and guidance. Besides, the issue of environmental protection in the locality has not been focused, people are littering in the floating market area, attractions, and gardens. At the historical and cultural sites, there are not many guides who are knowledgeable about culture and history to guide visitors. The handicraft households work infrequently, unevenly distributed, it is necessary to have a mechanism and train the people to welcome and guide visitors to participate in the experience. In addition, it is necessary to synchronously invest, improve the quality of the system of passenger boats, train tourists’ safety skills, and have a support mechanism for private businesses to boldly invest in the field. tourist transportation such as river ships, electric cars, trailers … Community based tourism is a type that does not require too much investment, but for a difficult locality like Nga Nam, it is very necessary to take advantage of and take advantage of capital. Sources of capital can come from state agencies, non-governmental organizations, investors, travel agencies and the source of socialization in the population. However, as project developers say, the most important factor is still the people. In addition to essential tourism operations such as cleaning the environment of landscapes, houses, welcoming guests, cooking, guiding tours … it is necessary to promote cultural advantages, restore traditional dances, singing, music. In the residential community, forming core groups in the community, creating favorable conditions and encouraging families with members to participate in learning, training tourism management, actively promoting tourism according to new trends, appropriate to the rapidly developing technology context.

Come to Bangkok to explore the oldest floating market in Thailand

Thu Hường — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:11:24 +0000

Bangkok city is too popular with tourists. However, not everyone knows how to experience an ancient and long-standing Bangkok. Go for a walk at Damnoen Saduak – Thailand’s oldest floating market to discover more unique cultural features of the local people here.