Inside a rare hundred-year-old rural market in Hung Yen

Cho Nom nam o phia truoc chua Linh thong co tu (chua Nom), hop thang 12 phien vao cac ngay co so cuoi la: 1,4,6,9…Ngay tu sang som, cho tap nap nguoi mua ke ban cung tieng tro chuyen huyen nao.

Nam Market is located in front of Nam Pagoda (Ancient Christmas Market), the December meeting on the last days of the month is numbered: 1,4,6,9... From early morning, the market is bustling with buyers and sellers and bustling chats.

Theo luu truyen, cho Nom co tu thoi Le, sau duoc trung tu lai vao thoi Nguyen. Truoc kia, cho Nom noi tieng la phien cho de trao doi buon ban nguyen lieu cho tho duc dong cua ca khu vuc. Ngay nay, cho Nom da chuyen thanh cho dan sinh voi da dang mat hang hon.

According to legend, Nom market dates back to the Le Dynasty and was later restored during the Nguyen Dynasty. Previously, Nom market was famous as a place for exchanging and trading raw materials for bronze smiths in the whole area. Today, Nom market has been transformed into a traditional market with more diverse products.

Cho Nom duoc hop tren nen gach cu, ngay duoi tan cay da, cay queo co thu. Nguoi dan buon ban tu to mo sang cho toi gan trua la het buoi cho.

market of Nom is gathered on an old brick foundation, right under the canopy of the banyan tree and the ancient Queo tree. People are doing business from dawn until nearly noon, then the market is out.

Diem an tuong mang dam net truyen thong cua cho Nom la day quan cho duoc xay dung bang gach do au, khong trat vua, phia tren lop ngoi do. Theo thoi gian, tuong va mai ngoi da lam tam reu xanh, thap thoang ve hoai co duoi vom la gia coi.

The traditional highlight of Nom market is the row of shops built with plain bricks, covered with red tiles. Over time, the walls and tiled roofs have become covered with green moss, lowering the nostalgic look of the old leaf arch.

Hang mai dao, mai liem, thay can dao…ban lua do ruc de phuc vu ba con nong dan den nay van xuat hien o cho Nom.

Blatant knives, match making, and knife rolls... still exist at Nom market.

Nguoi dan ngoi duoi mai cho, bay bien hang hoa cua minh ngay tren nhung chiec bao cu de ban. Dang mua qua chin, mit dai, mit mat moi hai toa huong thom ngot ngao duoc cac ong, cac ba bay ban cung loi moi moc mac.

People sit under the market, displaying their goods right on old bags for sale. During the ripe fruit season, the chewy jackfruit and newly picked jackfruit are sold with sweet and fragrant flavors from the locals and rustic invitations.

Nhung san pham ban o cho Nom chu yeu la “cay nha la vuon” nhu rau, cu, banh que,...Ngoai ra, cho con co day ban quan ao va nhung vat dung khac nhu chieu, choi…

The products sold at Nom market are mainly garden leafy plants such as vegetables, tubers, country cakes... at very cheap prices. In addition, the market also has a row of clothes and other items such as showers, brooms, etc.

Cac cu gia dau doi non la, ban tay nhan nheo sua soan tung mo rau, qua muop mang den hinh anh gian di, gan gui trong phien cho que gan voi ki uc bao nguoi.

The elderly wear conical hats and wrinkled hands to prepare each batch of vegetables and squid, bringing a simple, close image in the rural market associated with the memories of many people.

Cho Nom khong chi la noi dien ra hoat dong mua ban, tieng moi chao “mit may dong, rau may dong” ma con la noi nguoi dan lang Nom gap go nhau, tro chuyen ve cong viec mua vu, nha cua. Nhung cau chuyen nho nhat duoi mai cho cu mang den khong khi thanh binh, moc mac dam net thon que.

Nom market is not only a place for buying and selling activities, the invitation "show off a few dong, vegetables for a few dong" but also a place where people in Nom village meet, share stories about the crop and houses. The small stories picked up under the old market bring a peaceful, rustic atmosphere imbued with rural features.

De vao toi cho Nom, nguoi dan va du khach se di qua cay cau da xanh hang tram nam tuoi duoi bong cay gao quanh nam xanh tot. Ngay nay, ngoai nguoi dan trong lang, cho Nom cung la diem dien thu hut du khach tham quan, trai nghiem trong hanh trinh ve voi quan the di tich lang Nom.

To enter Nom market, people and tourists will cross the hundreds of years old green stone bridge under the canopy of the year-round green rice trees. Today, Nom market is an attractive destination for tourists to visit and experience on their journey back to the Nom village relic complex.