Cattle market in Meo Vac District

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Everyone in Ha Giang Province and cattle traders across the Red River Delta know unique cattle market held in Meo Vac District, which is considered the largest cattle market in Ha Giang Province.

Cattle market in Meo Vac The market place is located in the center of Meo Vac within the Dong Van Stone Plateau comprising of four districts of Meo Vac, Dong Van, Yen Minh and Quan Ba.

However, the market only really thrived since the Meo Vac District’s People’s Committee decided to develop local buffaloes and cows in 2000. The market is often boisterous on Saturday and Sunday as many local cattle farmers and lowland traders, mostly from provinces of Vinh Phuc, Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho, and Thai Nguyen, gather to sell and purchase cattle.

Meo Vac farmers bring cattle to the market Apart from cattle trading many people usually come to the market to meet friends and share news. Therefore, the market sometimes lasts all day Sunday. Most tourists to the Dong Van Stone Plateau in Ha Giang Province never miss the market where they can take some unique photos and experience its boisterous atmosphere.

Lowland traders drove to Meo Vac to buy cattle The cattle market in Meo Vac District is a cultural trait of Ha Giang’s ethnic minorities, while step by step helping develop the local economy.