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Location: Situated where seven branches of
the Mekong River and canals converge, 30km from Ninh Kieu Wharf in the centre of
Can Tho City.
Characteristics: To Phung Hiep, visitors will see thousands of small
boats full of agricultural products from Western corners to form 1km long
floating market. It's said to be a fruit-market of the Southern part and the
market is cultural identity of the Mekong Delta.
The market meets all day long, but most noisy and busy in the morning. The
precious evening, from far-and-wide, boats full of seasonal vegetables and
fruits: mangoes, durians, bananas, oranges, coconuts... left their villages to
head for the sunrise market. Every boat is full of fruits. Some boats are
covered with roofs, some are not. On boats without roofs, the sellers have to
hold high a stick hanging with fruits as signals. Market-goers do not bargain,
just a few words exchange, they sell and get paid. Normally, fruits are sold and
brought to big boats. Then they will be transported to fruit-processing
factories or to Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau, even to Hanoi and Northern
provinces. It's a floating market' but services are available, foods and drinks
on small boats twist and turn to serve hungry sellers and buyers. Signal to buy
is only a whistling or waving band. Apart from fruits, local products: snakes,
birds, turtles... are easy to find near Phung Hiep bridge. These specialties are
almost bought and brought to restaurants in Can Tho or Ho Chi Minh City.
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