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This year’s leaf market was hosted by the People’s Committee, the Women’s Union, and the Youth Union in Phu Binh Ward, Long Khanh City, Dong Nai Province and featured 23 booths selling 33 kinds of food, drinks, and goods. Visitors to the marketplace were given three leaves each which they could exchange for products. By the end of the day, most booths had sold out of their products, leaving only happy vendors with handfuls of leaves. Local authorities sample products at the Leaf Market in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam  for food safety testing. Photo: A.Loc / Tuoi Tre “The market was interesting and special because it was so unique. Dishes were free but clean and tasty,” said local resident Tran Thi Thong Nhat. “I hope similar markets will be held in the future.” The vendors who participated in the market did so simply because they enjoyed sharing their food and drinks with others.   “I brought 600 servings of banh troi nu...

Although the excavated area is not large, archaeologists have found a diverse set of artifacts made from stone and bronze. The stone objects include production tools such as axes, hammers, chisels, and jewelry. Archaeologists have also unearthed around 5,000 pieces of pottery belonging to Phung Nguyen, Dong Dau, and Go Mun civilisations. Dong Dau hill site is one of the important archaeological relic sites in Hanoi, making an important contribution to proving the presence, settlement and development in the Metal Age in Hanoi. At present, most of the archaeological relic sites of the Metal Age in Hanoi have disappeared due to urbanisation. The remainder of sites include Vuon Chuoi, Go Hen, and Dong Dau hill. The post Metal Age relics unearthed at Hanoi’s Dong Dau hill appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: 30 places where Hanoi will set off Tet fireworks Two Sun Group’s resorts win World Luxury Hotel Awards 2018 Tam Dao: Heavenly we...