Cao Son Market

In Cao Son, there is no hustle and bustle, but the atmosphere here is simple and rustic. That is why Cao Son is one of the markets in Muong Khuong that still retains its own unique and characteristic features and gradually becomes an attractive tourist destination for tourists who love to learn and experience.
Visiting Cao Son market, you will have the opportunity to exchange and expand knowledge about the daily life of local people in Muong Khuong district.

You can visit Cao Son in many different ways. However, to have a real excursion experience, it is recommended to go by waterway, you will be immersed in the poetic and charming natural beauty with the deep blue sky above, the water flowing below, the Northwest mountains. surrounded by majesty. You can take a boat on the Chay River along the route from Bao Nhai to Cao Son.

From Lao Cai city, you follow the 4D route to Phong Nien commune, Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province. Continue to follow road 153 to the boat station near Bao Nhai bridge, from the boat station move on a boat upstream about 31km, you will come to Cao Son market.

Right from the early morning, you can see groups of people, couples or singles from different villages flocking to the market. Some carry goods on their shoulders, some let horses carry goods, some just ride motorbikes or cycle to the market. During the market, this place seems to become more attractive by the hustle and bustle of people around along with the captivating natural beauty. In the vast space of the mountains and forests, people are carefree to work, freely buy, sell, bargain and exchange goods with each other from rice, brocade cloth, to vegetables and highland specialties, etc.

Similar to many other markets such as Bac Ha, Coc Ly, Can Cau, Cao Son market is also divided into many small areas. Typical mountainous goods such as vegetables, herbs, shiitake, honey, corn wine, upland rice, housewares, jewelry, etc. are gathered and neatly arranged in a specific place. Among the stalls, the stall selling brocade fabric seems to stand out the most because of its colorful products with sophisticated patterns. These items show the ingenuity of the women of the Northwest ethnic group from planting flax, making thread, weaving, dyeing to embroidery.

About a hundred meters from the market center is a place serving traditional local dishes. Visiting this area, you can be overwhelmed by the seductive aroma emanating from some special dishes such as the smell of "thang co" of the Mong people - a dish made from meat and offal of cattle. (such as pig, cow, buffalo, horse) or hot and spicy yeast from some ethnic wines such as Coc Dam wine, Coc Ngu corn wine. In that vibrant and inviting atmosphere, you can't help but join the locals in enjoying the food while immersing themselves in their simple pace of life.