Carriaco Market: Customs in Tanzania

At the end of May this year, I had the opportunity to visit my friend's new hotel in Dar es Salaam. This friend is the editor-in-chief of the Chinese Forum in Tanzania, and he is quite famous in the local area. His hotel is located in Msimbazi Street in the city center, which is a tall building opposite the Msmbazi police station. Seeing us, my good friend was very enthusiastic and showed us around the hotel where he was going to stay. We took the elevator to the top floor of the building, which may be more than ten floors. You know, in Dar es Salaam, the building on the 10 floor is also the tallest.

On the top floor, we went to the balcony. Oh, the space outside has a good view. You can have a panoramic view of some streets in the center of Dar es Salaam. Seen from above, there are still many buildings in Dar es Salaam, although the floors are not too high. Compared with when we first came to Tanzania six years ago, there are still many new high-rise buildings in Dar es Salaam.

Looking along the street, several markets are crowded with bustling people. Only then did I realize that it was close to the Carriaco market. Regarding this market, the layman introduced it in a previous travel note, "Tan San saw the breakthrough of the Carriacohai market from the car".

Kariya Koo market is located in Kariyakoo community in Ilala district, a big city, and is part of the city center. Kariyakoo's name comes from Corrier Corps, a British garrison in colonial times, and its barracks are here. Kariya is a famous commodity market in Dar es Salaam. Wholesale shops and retail stalls can be seen everywhere, which is equivalent to the Chaotianmen market in Chongqing before. Many China businessmen also set up shop here to do business.

The travel notes mentioned above mainly describe some personal experiences and close-up visual impressions in the Carriaco market. Looking at Cariaco this time, I mainly stood on a tall building and looked down from the railing. Take a bird's eye view and scan the street customs below from all angles. See the following scene, streets, people coming and going, traffic.

On some streets, the flow of people is small, but it is full of vehicles. Most of these cars are small cars and small Chang 'an vans. Some roads are open, while others stop in front of houses on the street. The parked car may belong to the owner or the customer who came here to buy it. Chang 'an minivan or minivan is a means of transportation for goods.

A few blocks away, it is a market. On the street, rows of shops are open, and there are all kinds of goods in the shops. There are many vendors in the street. Some hold big umbrellas to put goods on the shelves; Some hang bright fabrics such as Kangga; There are also carts for sale; There are also plastic sheets on the ground, on which small commodities such as clothes and shoes are sold. Customers wearing colorful clothes shuttle between shops and booths, watch and select items, bargain with shopkeepers or vendors and pay transaction fees. There are also people passing by.

On the top floor, I picked up my camera and faced the street and market below, patting it carefully. Sometimes a panoramic view is taken from a wide angle, and sometimes a local area is enlarged. Photos of the whole picture and details are left in the memory card of the camera.

Clap your hands, clap your hands, and the scene in front of me suddenly evolved into a street view in the Chinese painting Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. 055-79000 is the largest ancient genre painting in China, depicting the urban life of the capital of Song Dynasty. There are many shops and pedestrians in the painting, as well as the street view of the city. Music and wine markets, workshop doctors, many people, bustling streets. The scene in front of me is really a bit like the scene in the painting, a bit of crossing, and a bit like a previous life. However, this is the African continent, a foreign country and a contemporary society. This feeling of deja vu may make readers realize it from the street photos listed below. At least the layman's feeling is that a bird's-eye view of the street life of a city from a height is more or less like watching a living "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival".

Here is more information about the Carriaco market.

There are all kinds of goods in this market, including department stores, fabrics, kangga, electrical appliances, toilets, furniture, stationery, fruits, vegetables, food and so on. You can sell small commodities that you can't buy in other parts of the city. It is open from morning till night, seven days a week.

If tourists who arrive in the city want to experience the real local shopping process, Caria is a place worth visiting, especially on Saturday morning, which can give you more experiences.

This place may not be suitable for everyone. Carriaco market is very crowded, full of noise and bad smell. There is a sea of people here. Street vendors shout loudly, and people come and go to the market.

Reminder: New visitors to Tanzania, it is best to bring local friends or people familiar with Tanzania to help you bargain with vendors when shopping. Don't bring anything of value there, and don't bring too much money, as long as there is enough money. Because there are many thieves and pickpockets here, and they are very professional, they can easily steal your watch, mobile phone, tablet and wallet. Even the beautiful real leather bag you carry with you will be scratched by a thief with a razor unconsciously. Experienced stall owners here sometimes capsize in the gutter and are used by clever thieves. There are also frequent reports of China businessmen being stolen, robbed or even killed here.

Bargaining is a must when shopping in Cairo. Some vendors will bid three times more than the real price. Although cheaper goods can be bought through bargaining, foreign tourists still have to pay more than local people. I can't help it. Local people think you are richer than them. It is right to pay more. They must support their families. Caria is the cheapest market in Dalian. If tourists want souvenirs, this is certainly the best place to go. Of course, as an ancient wooden statue (white or yellow), when shopping, the stall mainly pays a much higher price than the real value of the goods, but it is also much cheaper than other parties in Tanzania.