Y Ty market panorama

No one knows when the Y Ty market started, but it still retains its simplicity like in ancient times. Y Ty market is located right in the center of the commune, usually held every Saturday. In the cool summer, the market opens early, from 6am to 7am, it is very crowded, but in other seasons of the year, people usually come to the market after 8am. Here are some of the top items to consider buying at Y Ty market:

1. Handicrafts and textiles

Visitors will see a picture filled with cultural colors on the traditional costumes of the Ha Nhi, Mong, Dao people... The costumes of the Ha Nhi people are often easily recognizable with blue, black or indigo as the main colors, while the costumes of the Mong people are more eye-catching with colorful colors. The jewelry of the Mong people also has more elaborate details, while the Dao people wear red and black costumes with silver bracelets with carved patterns on the surface. Visitors can easily buy brocade with unique patterns or traditional ethnic clothes here.

In addition, the market also sells handicraft products made by local people. Visitors can come to learn how to make them and buy them as souvenirs. For example, silver jewelry, bracelets, necklaces, bamboo and wooden utensils, etc.

Colorful brocade

2. Fresh produce

The scale of the market is not too large, but the products are very diverse. People mainly bring agricultural products picked from the forest to sell, so the prices are also very reasonable. The sales style of the people at the market is also very gentle and leisurely. No need to invite customers to buy, but in just a moment, the products were almost sold out. Nature is very favorable to the land of Y Ty in particular and the Northwest in general. Because here, there are not only beautiful and poetic landscapes but also many types of vegetables and extremely rare medicinal herbs. There are green vegetables, tubers and fruits that the people grow and cultivate themselves, or wild vegetables, precious medicinal leaves that are good for health, taken from the old forest. Or spices, herbs typical of the Northwest along with free-range livestock and poultry. All are carefully wrapped, divided into small bundles, without weighing or measuring, roughly displayed on the ground covered with a small tarp, clearly showing an honest, simple and modest lifestyle.

Normally, items sold at the market are often sold in pairs, rarely sold individually like other traditional markets. Selling in pairs at the market has existed since ancient times, this is not a way to make it difficult for buyers but comes from the concept of life that the people have preserved for generations. That is the concept of yin and yang, of couples. Everything must go together, only then can there be harmonious development.

Fresh produce displayed on the ground

3. Local specialties:

In Y Ty, the beer of the Ha Nhi people is famous for hundreds of years old. It is called beer, but do not mistake it for a golden yellow, foamy and cool liquid. To be more precise, it is certainly not like any other soft drink that people often distill from barley and hops. Ha Nhi beer is made from sticky rice. The brewing process is elaborate and unique. The yeast for brewing beer is handcrafted from forest tree seeds, crushed and mixed with sticky rice flour and incubated in straw. After 1-2 months of brewing, the beer changes color from ivory white to a very delicious and unique yellow color. When coming to the market, visitors can find and enjoy this drink at the stalls.

Ha Nhi beer

When visiting the Y Ty market, be prepared to bring small bills and coins, as change can be scarce. Exploring the market can be a wonderful way to immerse yourself in the local culture and bring home unique souvenirs and authentic local products.

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