Ha Giang like many other mountain areas with fairs, the fairs are not only a form of economic organization, but also the lifestyle and culture with traditional values of national culture.

Ha Giang often has backward fairs, mainly in the communes, called backward fairs because they take place in turn in the weekdays, for example, this week, they take place on Sunday, next week, they will be on Saturday, and the next week, they take place on Friday, Thursday…

By far, fair have become features for cultural activities that are indispensable in the life of the ethnic people in Ha Giang. Besides aiming to purchase, barter, each fair is a place of cultural exchanges of ethnic minorities. Those who have time to visit the fairs in the districts of Meo Vac, Dong Van, Quan Ba, Hoang Su Phi, Xin Man…never forget the characters of the fairs. Ha Giang Trekking would like to share with you about the schedule of in Ha Giang mountainous fairs for you to consult during your journey.

 

Quan Ba district

• District market in Tam Son town on Saturday morning
• Cao Ta Tung fair of 3 communes: Cao Ma Po, Ta Van, Tung Vai on Friday weekly
• Tung Vai fair – once every 5 days
• Lung Tam Fair
• Bat Dai Son Fair was built close to the border (with Nghia Thuan fair) to facilitate the exchange of goods with China
• Quyet Tien Fair – every Saturday and usually only lasts until noon
• Trang Kim Fair (of Dong Ha commune) on days of Goat and days of Buffalo
• Nghia Thuan Fair – on days of Dragon and days of Dog, in turn in Vietnam and in China

 

Yen Minh District

• Yen Minh Fair – Sunday mornings
• Bach Dinh Fair – There are 3 fairs per week: Bach Dich Border fair or Milestone 358 and Milestone 9 on Sunday mornings. Muong Fair on Saturdays, the last one of the 3 fairs is the fair in Trang Le commune.
• Du Gia fair – on Friday mornings. The fair is in the center of the commune with relatively flat terrain. This is one of the markets that are quite wild with national culture; the fair usually has the cultural and art activities.
• Duong Thuong fair – on every Friday
• Mau Due fair – on Sunday mornings
• Phu Lung fair
• Sung Trang fair – on Sunday mornings
• Sung Thai fair
• Lung Ho fair
• Ngoc Long fair
• Mau Long fair

Dong Van district

• Central fair – Dong Van fair – on Sunday mornings
• Sung Trai fair – regularly on days of Buffalo and days of Goat monthly
• Lung Phin fair – days of Tiger and days of Monkey. This is a big and unique fair, deeply imbued with the culture of the high land. A place to gather, meet and exchange of more than 16 ethnic groups living in the region.
• Pho Cao fair – on days of Dragon and days of Dog
• Sa Phin fair – on days of Snake and days of Pig)
• Sung La fair – backward
• Ma Le fair – on days of Mouse and days of Horse
• Lung Cu fair – on days of Goat and days of Buffalo
• Pho Bang fair – on days of Horse and days of Mouse

Meo Vac district

• Central fair – Meo Vac fair every Sunday morning
• Niem Son fair – once every 5 days
• Khau Vai fair – on the morning of the days: 2nd, 7th, 12th, 17th, 22nd, 27th (lunar calendar) in a month.
• Khau Vai love market once per year on 27/3 lunar calendar
• Sung Tra fair –on Saturday weekly
• Lung Pu fair
• Tat Ngan fair
• Nam Ban fair
• Xin Cai fair
• Son Vi fair – on Sunday mornings
• Thuong Phung fair

Xin Man fair

• Coc Pai fair (District fair) on Sunday mornings
• Pa Vay Su fair on Thursdays
• Nan Xin fair on Thursdays
• Chi Ca fair on Fridays
• Xin Man fair on Fridays
• Ban Diu fair
• Then Phang fair (Fair in Km 26) on Saturdays
• Coc Re fair
• Ta Nhiu fair
• Nan Ma fair
• Ban Ngo fair
• Quang Nguyen fair
• Thu Ta fair
• Che La fair
• Nam Dan fair
• Na Chi fair
• Khuon Lung fair

Hoang Su Phi District

• Vinh Quang fair (Hoang Su Phi fair) on Sunday morning
• Ban Luoc fair
• Ban May fair
• Ban Nhung fair
• Ban Peo fair
• Ban Phung fair
• Chien Pho fair
• Dan Van fair
• Ho Thau fair
• Nam Son fair
• Nang Don fair
• Nam Dich fair
• Nam Khoa fair
• Nam Ty fair
• Ngam Dang Vai fair
• Po Lo fair
• Po Ly Ngai fair
• San Xa Ho fair
• Ta Su Choong fair
• Tan Tien fair
• Thang Tin fair on Saturday mornings
• Then Chu Phin fair
• Thong Nguyen fair
• Tụ Nhan fair
• Tung San fair