A Western culture in Vietnam - the charming river
Surely one of you not to travel though West never had more than once heard the "Western charming river." Mekong Delta canals scattered rivers, the land was named "nine dragons" This has affected the lifestyle and culture, as well as the specific activities of the people here! When it comes to the West, one of the first things to appear in my mind's image has always been floating market - a very particular culture of the West!
Due to geographical location, so people mostly travel west on the river, cargo boats often carry on, carry out a clue in the river to that sale, since the floating market was born! Although the West has many floating markets with different characteristics, but Nga Bay, Cai Rang, Raft and Nga Nam with appropriate geographic location became four vibrant floating market and the most famous in Copper Mekong Delta. The floating market was formed a hundred years ago, vividly than artificial floating market in Thailand. For those who purchase floating rivers, boats do not just "shop" but also as "mobile homes" of them, all trading activities, family activities are taking place on a boat, Although the space is somewhat narrow but necessary items for daily living are still injured neatly arranged pool.
Floating Market east meets all day but especially morning, while it was still a little fog and sunshine spread still helped soothe, if people used the day before dinghy, canoe five leaves, boats and sampans to trade in the day now the face of the floating market was more diverse and developed to try and ghe machine switches increasingly more widely used. Visit the floating markets, you can find many items not missing anything! From needles, were only to those foods, household items. You also witnessed hundreds of boats gather day and night, selling everything hick goods: shrimp, crabs, turtles, snakes, fruit and vegetables, local specialties, diverse goods and can barter agricultural products such as mangoes, plums, oranges, grapefruit, apples, ... bustling, lively both a wetland! If onshore markets are known to customers through the sale, the floating market hours using only signals: These products are hanging gardens on a pole in front plug boats called "tree fat". Buyers only need to look at trees may know right fat are junk to sell something! And apparently people shop according to Amnesty also gathered on the river, you can easily find dishes like banh tet rustic, sweet bread soup, tapioca pudding, ribs noodles, coffee, .... affordable price and flavor hard to forget! With one last passionate traditional music listening pleasure, Dating repartee, reformed ... and sip some wine jars certainly can not ignore the popular pubs here!
Today society development and the floating market has developed in, it became the tourist destination in the country is quite special is always a strange attraction to visitors from near and far! But like question: "Inclusive but insoluble" - floating market retains the ancient culture for their own, commercial pools and appearance of your legs still, they live together in the river the water, immense Spacious as river and lake.