Preserving the Mekong Delta's floating markets is important part of culture and tourism, says researchers in Vietnam

Traders purchase and sell fish at the Quảng Lợi lagoon’s Ngư Mỹ Thạnh floating market. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, May 22 (Vietnam News/ANN): The Mekong Delta's famed floating markets, where local speciality produce is sold on boats, provide a unique scene that draws both local and foreign visitors.

Researchers say that the floating markets were established to meet local goods distribution and consumption needs in the area where road traffic is less developed.