Sapa Market is in Sapa
Town, Sapa District, Lao Cai Province. This market of
the H'Mong and Red Dao minorities takes place every Saturday night. The market
is a place for trading and exchanging local goods and products, as well as a
meeting place for young people who seek partners by singing love songs and
playing pan-pipes and mouth organs.
When the sun goes down, the H'Mong and Red
Dao boys and girls cluster together in groups of five to ten. Looking and
smiling at each other, they sit side by side in the dim yellow light and sing
and talk through the night. When they have met their soul mate, they exchange
gifts and make plans to see each other again the following week.
This cultural activity has a long
history and is still significant in the modern life of the minority people. The
Sapa Market is an attractive place for visitors who are keen on exploring
traditional cultures.
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