Bustling Trade Fair, displaying OCOP products and tourism of An Giang

The event attracted the participation of 10 enterprises, companies producing and processing agricultural and aquatic products for export, tourism service businesses and typical rural industrial product owners, with more than 70 items displayed and introduced.

Ms. Le Thi Loan, owner of a salt drying facility in the West, introduces products at the province's booth. Photo: THUY TRANG

The products on display are quite diverse, such as: fish sauce, canned fish, dried salt, rice, products processed from noni fruit, tourism products and services...

The product display, introduction and promotion activities take place from October 17 to 22. This is an opportunity for businesses to introduce, promote, connect with trade and expand the product consumption market.

Ms. Le Thi Loan, owner of the Western dried salt production facility in Tan Chau ward, said: “This is the first time our business has participated in product promotion activities at the Nguyen Trung Truc Festival. I am very happy and honored to be selected by the province to support the product display at the festival. This will help businesses introduce potential products to customers, and is also an opportunity to connect and trade between businesses inside and outside the province."

Tourists visit and learn about fish sauce products at the display space of An Giang province's typical products. Photo: THUY TRANG

For businesses operating in the tourism sector, this is an opportunity to introduce tours, routes, products and typical local tourism services, contributing to promoting the image of the people, culture and tourism potential of the province to tourists from all over the country.

Nang Kien Giang Tourism Service Trading Company Limited offers many incentives for customers who register for short tours to Hon Son for 2 days and 1 night with prices ranging from 1.65 - 2.45 million VND/person; self-guided tour to explore Phu Quoc pearl island for 3 days and 2 nights from only 2.75 million VND/person; Nam Du package tour for 2 days and 1 night from only 2.25 million VND/person.

Tourists from Can Tho City choose to buy OCOP products at the booth displaying An Giang OCOP products. Photo: DANG LINH

Ms. Truong Hong Dao, resident of U Minh Thuong commune, shared: "This year's festival was very crowded, the atmosphere was bustling, the products, goods from consumer goods to cuisine were diverse, abundant, and reasonably priced. I was impressed with the booths displaying the province's typical products, which were beautifully arranged, the products were of high quality, I took the opportunity to choose and buy a few items as gifts for relatives."

OCOP products distributed by OCOP Kien Giang Company Limited. Photo: DANG LINH

At the Kien Giang OCOP booth, Ms. Nguyen Thi Yen My, a store employee, said that the booth gathered more than 200 typical OCOP products from communes, wards, and special zones in the province and typical products of An Giang. Visitors can enjoy and buy them as gifts.

Household goods are chosen by many housewives at the fair. Photo: DANG LINH

Mr. Nguyen Van Hung (Dong Thap province) said: "I came to the festival first to burn incense in memory of Mr. Nguyen, then to learn and connect to consume products. I want to see the typical OCOP products of An Giang so that I can cooperate and bring them back to distribute in my hometown later."

According to the Organizing Committee of the traditional festival commemorating the 157th anniversary of the sacrifice of National Hero Nguyen Trung Truc, the ornamental plant area and trade fair, displaying and promoting OCOP products will take place from October 17 to 22, contributing to stimulating consumption and serving the entertainment and shopping needs of the people during the festival days.

As the night goes on, the fair atmosphere at Ly Nhan Tong Park and the surrounding streets becomes more bustling with the flow of visitors, shoppers, bright lights mixed with the cries and laughter.

Ca Mau gardeners display bonsai at the festival. Photo: DANG LINH

These days, the Tran Hung Dao park area is bustling with the atmosphere of displaying and selling ornamental plants, attracting a large number of people and tourists. Hundreds of bonsai works of mai chieu thuy, linh sam, and bonsai plum trees are brought by gardeners to show off their shapes. The most prominent is the "hundred-year-old yellow apricot tree" from Ca Mau, with a rough base and round canopy, making many people admire it.