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Bac Ha Sunday market laocai province

Bac Ha Market is in Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province; about 80km from downtown Sapa. It is a trading centre and meeting place for couples, friends, and relatives every Sunday. 

There are many trees around Bac Ha, and in the spring the countryside is white with blossoms.

Bac Ha Sunday market laocai province

Every Sunday, Bac Ha hosts the biggest fair near the mountainous highlands and the Chinese border. It is a trading centre and meeting place for couples, friends, and relatives, and it is a typical weekly activity for the H’Mong and other minority groups living in the locality. Local products for sale or barter are carried on horseback.

At the fair, adventurous gastronomes can try thang co blood porridge, a popular dish of the H’Mong and other local people. 

Bac Ha Sunday market laocai province

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The following tour packages are our sample day tours in and around Sapa, Lao Cai Vietnam such as Bac Ha market tour, Can Cau Market Tour, Lung Khau Nhin Market tour, Sapa Bicycle Tour, Sapa Biking Tour, Trekking in Sapa, Hiking Sapa one day...
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