The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has revived and developed the night market of the Dinh Yen sedge mat weaving village, also known as the ‘ghost’ market, as a unique tourism product to lure tourists. Located next to the Hau River, the Dinh Yen mat village in Lap Vo district, which emerged in the 1920s, was famous for beautiful handmade mats. It was also popular for the ‘ghost’ market, which was held only two hours at night under the light of oil lamps and candles. In the past, the market was a place for traders to pick up hundreds of mats and then transport them everywhere by boat. But today it no longer exists. The sedge mat weaving of Dinh Yen commune was recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2013.

Source: Vietnam News Agency