Can Tho floating market

Contest Entry Code: a1c549081f28459087266ae09191e5b7

Unit: Individual

Place of creation: 15 permanent bowls, Phường Long Tuyền, Cần Thơ, Việt Nam

This photo evokes a very familiar image of Cai Rang floating market - Can Tho. In the middle of the vast river, boats and canoes jostle each other, carrying loads of goods: fruits, vegetables, rice, even restaurants and morning coffee shops are neatly placed on the boats. Buyers and sellers bustle about, but not by shouting but by "cay beo" - hanging what they sell on a pole so that anyone passing by can easily see. Mornings on the floating market always have a simple yet lively beauty. The morning sunlight dyes the water surface golden, the sound of the boat's engine blends with the voices of the traders chatting and bargaining. The aroma of vermicelli soup, rice noodles or hot coffee wafts in the wind. String lights on the suspension bridge, like witnesses to the rhythm of life on the river here, peaceful during the day, sparkling and bright at night. Can Tho floating market is not only a place for trading and exchanging goods, but also a part of the soul of the West. It retains its rustic, genuine soul, so that anyone who visits once will never forget it.