Pa Co Market

Pa Co fair usually takes place every Sunday, bustling and crowded like Tet days in the delta. Pa Co market sells many kinds of goods, mainly brocade products. For ethnic minorities in the highlands, going to the market is an indispensable activity in the lives of families. They gather at the market for many different purposes, be it exchanging, trading or simply meeting after tiring working days. H'mong boys and girls can also meet at the market to express their feelings... all create a unique beauty for Pa Co market. Therefore, Pa Co market has become one of the attractive tourist attractions in Mai Chau, attracting a large number of tourists from all over the world.

On the market day, the flow of people from all over the area gathered. People from the mountain villages, the Mong ethnic people in Moc Chau and the Thai people in Mai Chau bring their typical products to Pa Co market to exchange and trade, to liven up the area that is normally quiet on weekdays. . The market has ingrained in the subconscious, the lifestyle of the indigenous people and impresses any tourists who come to visit and admire. Like many other highland markets in Mai Chau, Pa Co market is the epitome of the community life of ethnic minorities. The items they bring to the market are quite diverse, in which mainly stalls selling colorful brocade products.

Not only exchanging and trading goods, local people also go to the market to gather around the wine tables to talk and chat with each other. The market is an opportunity for people to meet each other after a tiring working week. Ethnic people in the highlands are simple and rustic, so can wine is an emotional bridge linking honest people together, forming the typical culture of Pa Co market in particular and other markets in Mai Chau in particular. shared.

Arriving in Pa Co market, visitors will be amazed by the colors on the costumes of the ethnic minorities here. It can be said that costumes are the most valuable cultural heritage of ethnic minorities, making up the soul of the highland markets. The beautiful Hmong and Thai girls in traditional costumes of their nation, smiling brightly, make visitors feel very relaxed and peaceful. The rustic and simple images are the unique highlight of Pa Co Market in the journey of discovering Mai Chau tourism.

Pa Co Market is held relatively early and often ends early. Although it is not yet 11am, the ethnic people in Hang Kia, Pa Co, Long Luong or Lac village, Pom Coong village ... have prepared to buy the last items before returning home. Walking in the atmosphere of Pa Co Market, visitors can really feel the hidden beauty inside. It is not ostentatious and sophisticated, but instead is rustic and human. Local products sold and exchanged at the market are the crystallization of the labor force and industriousness of the highland people. Moreover, these products also reflect the life and unique cultural features of each ethnic group. Today, people's lives are increasingly developed, the fair has changed significantly, but the traditional beauty and cultural identity of ethnic minorities remain forever. Pa Co Market has played an important role in promoting Mai Chau tourism to a large number of domestic and international tourists.