Vi Thanh’s squat market stands out for its rustic charm, colourful stalls and distinctive pace of life. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Vi Thanh’s squat market stands out for its rustic charm, colourful stalls and distinctive pace of life. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
The market’s appeal lies in its familiar, welcoming atmosphere and colourful displays. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
The market’s appeal lies in its familiar, welcoming atmosphere and colourful displays. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Informal market stalls give local residents a place to sell produce from their home gardens. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Informal market stalls give local residents a place to sell produce from their home gardens. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Squat market refers to the vendors’ low seating, with goods displayed in baskets, on tarpaulins or on small stools. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Squat market refers to the vendors’ low seating, with goods displayed in baskets, on tarpaulins or on small stools. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Baskets of fruit add vibrant colours to the picture of rural market life in the Mekong Delta. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Baskets of fruit add vibrant colours to the picture of rural market life in the Mekong Delta. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Vi Thanh’s squat traditional market preserves the charm of rural life amid the city’s ongoing transformation. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Vi Thanh’s squat traditional market preserves the charm of rural life amid the city’s ongoing transformation. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
The market provides a livelihood for vendors engaged in small-scale trading. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
The market provides a livelihood for vendors engaged in small-scale trading. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Vendors remain cheerful as they wait for customers beside their stalls, even on rainy days. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Vendors remain cheerful as they wait for customers beside their stalls, even on rainy days. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Fresh produce of various kinds is displayed for sale at Vi Thanh’s traditional market. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
Fresh produce of various kinds is displayed for sale at Vi Thanh’s traditional market. (Photo: Duy Khuong/VNA)
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Can Tho’s countryside market captures charm of southern Vietnam

Vi Thanh’s squat market in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho retains the simple, rustic charm of a traditional market, with vendors selling fresh produce picked from their home gardens.