Thanh Nhan market in Soc Son district, Hanoi, still preserves features of rural markets in the past.

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This market has been operating for several decades. It is only several kilometers
from the Noi Bai International Airport


The market opens less than ten times a month, offering goods for farmers


A woman works the bellows while her husband grinds a knife for sales


Pork


Vegetables and fruit


Mr. Tuyen, a key maker, who has been her fore tens of years. He said he earns around $4/marketday.
He has to pay VND500,000 ($25)/year, plus daily fee, for this seat


A kid goes to the market with his mother


Vegetable sellers said that they only sell vegetable harvested from their own gardens


Dry pancakes


Conical hats


A baby duck is priced VND3,500 to VND12,000 ($0.17-0.6)