Dong Ba Market

Location: Dong Ba Market is located along the north bank of the Perfume River, Tran Hung Dao road side, the city of Hue, Truong Tien Bridge about 100 meters to the north.
Features: Dong Ba Market is the largest commercial center in Thua Thien - Hue province and region.
Prior to Dong Ba Market, Eastern District outside the door (ie door East Three way calling folk) under Gia Long had a big market called "Qui fake market". Name this bazaar marks the return of the troops home in Phu Xuan Nguyen. Quang Toan time chaos, the people scatter, the first dynasty to peace, the people return from everywhere. Let's market rules are the returnees. Nearly a century later, the summer of 1885, the capital fell, the French market was precious clean burning. By 1887 King Dong Khanh rebuilt and renamed Eastern Market Three. Fair food supply for the palace, hospitals, garrison, school dormitories National School, Dong Khanh, Binh Linh Thien Huu. By 1899, in the process of gentrification Western style, King Thanh Thai to bring the market out of the way now, the old become the home market France Vietnamese Dong Ba.
 
Thai Thanh Dong Ba Market, the restaurant consists of 4 blocks: front, back, right, left. Front a row of 8 times, 12 times a row on the back, right side range 13 ... are tiled space. The markets have a square floor building, three floors. Downstairs there are four walls, each wall with two doors. Upstairs are 4 side doors, are present hour clock for points. In the construction market a stone well, with systems draw water makes. When taking water crank, natural water in the well filled up, spray.
In early 20th century, Dong Ba market was repaired several times but kept the old manners. By 1967, the Saigon government to destroy old markets and rebuild new markets. Works in progress, the US artillery bombed in Hue Spring 1968 campaign bombardment shattered. Then Saigon government for temporary repairs to trafficking. By 1987, Dong Ba Market is great restoration. Also steeple in the center, the new Dong Ba Market 9 blocks surrounded with 4 new destinations, such as the fish market, the self-produced goods, on their own, each service area ... with a total construction area of 15.597m². Additionally market management board manages Chuong Duong Hoa Vien district, the car parking areas, lambrettas, bicycle storage, motorbike ... bringing the total surface area of ​​the market upwards with 2,543 households 47.614m² fixed business, contacts Lot 141, 500-700 households street traders. Daily average of 5,000 to 7,000 visitors to the fair. On occasions, larger markets, there are over 1.2 thousand people.

The essence of the material culture of Thua Thien - Hue retained so far can be found at Dong Ba market such as Phu Cam conical hat, cutlery Hien Luong, jewelery Ke Mon, Sesame Song Hy, Truoi strawberry, tea Week, mandarin Tıp, returned by bars, dried lotus lake Tinh Sinh village votive paper flowers ... and the traditional Hue dishes, affordable, such as rice, mussels, beef noodle, bread sheets, rolls shrimp, favorite cake, tea, beans ... Dong Ba Market, has become the center provide you with varying customs to restaurants, international hotels, Hue specialties sold to tourists from the four pools in Asia to visit the world heritage in Hue.
 
Dong Ba Market today plays an important role in the market economy. In addition to the task of providing food and consumer goods for the city, Dong Ba Market is a place to create jobs for thousands of unemployed and close to the state budget each year tens of billions of tax money. Dong Ba Market, Truong Tien bridge with the river as a symbol of romantic Hue.