1. Address of Nam Can border gate
Address: QL7, Nam Can, Ky Son, Nghe An . Nam Can border gate is an international border gate in the land of Tien Tieu village, Nam Can commune, Ky Son district, Nghe An province, Vietnam . Nam Can border gate is located at the end of National Highway 7A, connecting to Namkan border gate in the land of Din Dan Muang Nong Het village, Xiengkhuang province, Laos.
2. As an international border gate
Nam Can International Border Gate is an international border gate in the land of Tien Tieu village, Nam Can commune, Ky Son district, Nghe An province, Vietnam. Nam Can International Border Gate is at the end of National Highway 7A , connecting to Namkan border gate 19°28′18″N 104°05′03″E in the land of Din Dan muang Nong Het village, Xiengkhuang province, Lao PDR.
3. Road to Nam Can border gate
The road to Nam Can border gate and to the provincial capital Xiengkhuang is a wonderful and dangerous road and an adventure tourist route with many wild features of nature and people. It is also a road for trucks carrying agricultural products and timber from Laos to Nghe An, in which many overloaded vehicles have hid in restaurants, gas stations, forest edges… to avoid inspection by competent forces.
4. Visit Nam Can border market
Nam Can Market, also known by its intimate name, is Doan Ket market. Market near Nam Can international border gate in Ky Son district, Nghe An province.
The market meets twice a month
Previously , the market only met twice a month on the 14th and 29th of the solar calendar . To enhance exchanges between the two countries, in 2018 , the authorities of the two border provinces of Vietnam and Laos increased the border market to four times a month , every Sunday .
The way to Nam Can market
To get to the market, there is only one road, which is National Highway 7 or Road 7 . From Vinh city, there are many routes to Route 7 for you to choose from. You can take the route Vinh – Nghi Loc – Do Luong – Ky Son about 240km and it takes about 5 hours to ride a motorbike. You can travel by bus from Vinh to Muong Xen town, Ky Son district. Then rent a motorbike taxi to the border gate about 20km more.
When should you go to Nam Can market?
You should move to Nam Can border gate early in the morning because the bazaar market only operates from morning to noon. You also have the opportunity to enjoy the chilly weather in the misty mist like the clouds. The road is very steep, winding and foggy so you have to turn on the lights to go and be careful. When arriving at the border gate, there will be border guards checking security and monitoring the activities of small businesses and tourists when passing through the border gate.
A place where people’s cultures gather
Nam Can market is a gathering place of diverse cultures of the Mong, Thai, and Kho Mu ethnic groups. From culinary products to costumes or utensils, they are all given out by the villagers. exchange, buy and sell. The most special thing in the border market is the products collected by the border residents from this magnificent mountain area.
Special food stall of Lao people
The fair is also characterized by the food stalls of the Lao people. The shop owners here all speak Vietnamese but are just lazy. The food stalls are located next to each other and the way to eat here is also very special. Everyone uses their hands to squeeze sticky rice, tear up grilled chicken and mix some wild vegetables with spicy red soy sauce. If you come here without eating grilled black chicken, drinking a cup of corn wine or Lao beer, it is a pity for you.
Today, the fair is not only a trading activity but also a place of exchange and friendship between the two peoples of Vietnam and Laos. There are people who cross tens of kilometers of forest roads to the market just to exchange friends and relatives across the border. After the border market, the solidarity between the brothers and sisters of the two countries is even more closely tied.
If you have the opportunity to come here, remember to visit the Nam Can border gate and participate in the market nearby, as well as learn about the culture and cuisine of the Lao people!