The colorful Y Ty market attracts tourists from all over the world

Every Saturday, the Y Ty market (Bat Xat) serves as a venue for the Ha Nhi, Mong, and Dao ethnic groups to exchange goods, trade, and culture. Many travelers visit Y Ty market to enjoy the colorful cultural space and buy fresh agricultural items with the rich flavor of the mountains and forests as gifts.

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From early Saturday morning, people of the Ha Nhi, Mong, Dao ethnic groups… in the Y Ty, A Lu, Den Sang, Trinh Tuong communes gathered at Y Ty market to exchange and buy and sell goods. Among them, the green vegetable market area is always the most crowded.

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Goods sold at Y Ty market are mainly agricultural products produced by local people such as green vegetables, chayote, chili, beans, peanuts, seasonal fruits... Most of the stalls are sold by Ha Nhi women.

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The special feature of Y Ty market is the simple stalls displayed right on the ground with a variety of bright colors of fresh vegetables, tubers and fruits, creating an extremely attractive multi-colored picture.

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A tourist visiting Y Ty market bought dried chili to use as a spice for dishes.

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Visitors to Y Ty market enjoy visiting the market and buying fresh vegetables and fruits as gifts for family and relatives.

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Many tourists buy red peanuts as gifts. Because they are grown at an altitude of over 2,000 m above sea level and have a cool climate, Y Ty red peanuts are more delicious and flavorful than many types of peanuts grown in lowland areas.

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Tourists looking to buy Pa Phi vegetables - a type of wild vegetable with a special flavor, which can be processed into many dishes such as chicken soup, hot pot, fried eggs, etc.

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In addition to green vegetables, visitors can enjoy colorful sticky rice dishes made by the Ha Nhi people from sticky rice dyed with forest leaves, creating an unforgettable delicious taste.

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The colors of Y Ty market are also embellished by the brocades on local people's costumes and brocades sold at the market.

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In recent years, Y Ty has attracted more and more tourists, of which Y Ty market is an attractive destination for many tourists who love to experience the local cultural space.

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A little Ha Nhi child sleeps on her mother's back at the Y Ty market. It is the simple everyday life that creates the appeal of the market in the cloud paradise.

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Y Ty market has a strong national identity and still retains its original features, becoming a meeting place for ethnic people in the Y Ty area and tourists from all over.

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