According to information from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ha Giang province, Khau Vai love market is recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage because it demonstrates the uniqueness of the community and locality. Thereby, Khau Vai love market is not a place for trading and selling agricultural products or necessities but a place for confiding and practicing folk cultural and religious activities.
On the evening of April 26, in Ha Giang province, the opening ceremony of the Khau Vai love market festival and the ceremony to receive the certificate of recognition as a national intangible cultural heritage took place. Photo: Internet
During the three days of April 25-27, the love market has a series of unique and attractive activities imbued with national cultural identity, including: a beauty contest of the Stone Plateau; an incense offering ceremony and a love prayer ceremony at the Ong and Ba temples in Khau Vai commune; and a peace prayer ceremony at the Stone Maze yard of Khau Vai commune.
Traditional cultural and folk art performances of the people will take place such as: folk songs of the Nung and Giay ethnic groups; bronze drum dance, conical hat dance, scarf dance, sword dance of the Giay ethnic group... are expected to bring special experiences to visitors here.
In addition, there are also booths displaying and introducing typical products and local cuisine right at the festival venues.
Khau Vai love market only meets once a year on the 27th of the third lunar month and becomes a meeting place for young men and women from the mountainous region to meet and date. Photo: Internet
At Khau Vai love market, visitors can also visit and experience many activities: explore the valley of buckwheat flowers and cosmos flowers at the Stone Maze; conquer the Ma Pi Leng cliff walking route; visit the Mong ethnic community cultural tourism village in Pa Vi Ha village, Pa Vi commune; take a boat on Nho Que 1 hydroelectric reservoir to see Tu San and Ma Pi Leng canyons...
Khau Vai love market has been established for more than 100 years. This is a famous love market in Ha Giang province and has become a meeting place for young men and women from the mountainous region to meet and date. This market is also considered to have the ability to recover and exist for a long time, ensuring respect for traditional values.
