Introduce
Si Lo Lau commune is the last peak, only about 1km high from the Chinese border. Sung Si Lo Lau market is located in the last commune in the arc of 8 border communes of Phong Tho district. It is called the Horn market because the market meets on the days when the two horned animals in the 12 animals are the goat and the buffalo. Every 6 days the market will meet once. In this place, there are mainly Ha Nhi, Red Dao, and Mong people, so they still retain the traditional and original features with local colors. Let’s explore this special market!
- Location: Si Lo Lau Commune, Phong Tho District, Lai Chau Province.
- Opening hours: All days of the week.
- Ticket price: Free.
- How to get there: About 100km from Lai Chau city center. You should choose to travel by bus here. Going along Highway 4D to DT132 at Dao San about 55km, from DT132 you move about 50km more to Si Lo Lau market. One of the most unique markets in the Northwest mountains.
Si Lo Lau in the local language means “12 sloping floors” because to get here you have to run all 12 slopes in the shape of an M, standing up halfway up the mountain, then back down to the abyss. Here every week, there will be a market with a lot of people inside, outside the commune and across the border to trade – called the Horn market. People will come here to buy and sell and exchange goods with each other extremely busy.
A special thing when you come to Horn market, you can not only discover the customs and habits of the indigenous people here but also enjoy traditional dishes such as purple sticky rice, grilled fish Pa Pinh Top, etc. grilled moss,… In addition, this is also the place where peach blossoms often bloom the earliest of the year. Usually in November, the peach blossoms have bloomed, then when the fruit has blossomed, the fruit is pink, the peach trees will continue to bloom again on the right occasion of spring to welcome the new year.
Coming to Horn Si Lo Lau market, you can also explore folk games, discover people as well as the wonderful natural scenery that the Creator has bestowed on a small land here. Coming to Lai Chau, you certainly cannot ignore this wonderful and attractive place.
Source: Collected internet.