Explore Long Xuyen Floating Market on the Hau River

Long Xuyen Floating Market, a "living cultural museum" of the Southwest region, is a special destination for tourists. Where people still preserve the unique cultural features of the floating market with a simple and loving merchant life.

1. Introduction to Long Xuyen Floating Market

Long Xuyen floating market is located at the confluence of two branches of Hau river, after they separate at My Hoa Hung islet. This is an extremely favorable location and the most vibrant area, with O Moi ferry terminal, An Hoa ferry terminal, Long Xuyen market on the shore and Long Xuyen floating market. The floating market is about 2km from O Moi ferry terminal, you can leave your motorbike at the ferry terminal and rent a boat to go. Just come here and ask the pretty little merchants, you will be guided enthusiastically. We rented a boat for 200,000 VND, suitable for a group of 1-10 people. However, if you do not want to go with others, you can rent a private boat and not be charged by the number of people but according to the one-time tour route (about 2 hours).

Different from Cai Rang and Cai Be floating markets... where the main trading place is Long Xuyen Floating Market, modeled as a "living cultural museum" of the Southwest region, has become a special destination for tourists. In the past, when the road traffic system was not yet developed, people carried out trading and exchanging goods on the rivers. Among them, Long Xuyen Floating Market on the Hau River branch has become an indispensable part. Today, although the new Long Xuyen Market has been built with convenient roads, people still maintain the unique cultural features of the floating market with its simple commercial life and brotherhood.

2. Location of Long Xuyen Floating Market

The location of Long Xuyen Floating Market is at the confluence of two branches of Hau River after they separate at My Hoa Hung Islet. This is a prime location and the most vibrant area, with O Moi ferry terminal, An Hoa ferry terminal, Long Xuyen market on the shore and Long Xuyen floating market. The floating market is about 2km from O Moi ferry terminal, visitors can leave their motorbikes at the ferry terminal and rent a boat to go. Just go there and ask the pretty little merchants, you will receive dedicated guidance.

3. Sightseeing experience

We rented a boat for 200,000 VND, suitable for a group of 1-10 people. However, if you do not want to join the tour with others, you can also rent a private boat without being charged according to the number of people but according to the tour route (about 2 hours).

The rumbling sound of the boat engines brings visitors closer to the cultural space of the floating market. The scenery gradually appears, the noise of the bustling floating market on one side, in the distance is the horizon with pink clouds interspersed in the golden sunlight. The peaceful space of the river stretches across a stretch of the Hau River, with boats anchored close together, forming clusters to exchange goods and creating the sounds of buyers and sellers.

4. Typical advertising method using a stick

Uniquely, only in floating markets, merchants use the beo pole as a form of visual advertising. Sellers will use a long, upright pole and hang up the items and fruits that the boat has for sale. Because the sound of the sales call will be drowned out by the noise of the boat's engine, and the signboard can get tangled in strong winds, the beo pole is used for display and to attract tourists.

5. Merchant life and dining experience

The boat will stop so that visitors can enjoy breakfast, however, because the boat is always drifting on the waves, this requires you to be skillful in keeping food to enjoy together. Visitors will be impressed by the sight of women who both steer the boat and do business. They also tell visitors more about life on the river, a friendly and generous life.

In the floating market area, there are fixed boats moored close to the shore. In particular, in front of each boat is hung the national flag with a red star and yellow stars, fluttering in the early morning. The boats are not only a means of transportation but also the roof of the fishing families. Their lives flow with the water, living on the boat as a home and a means of earning a living, drifting with the waves.

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