When traveling to Xiamen, which market do tourists visit?

When talking about tourist cities in the south, Xiamen is always the first one that comes to mind. As a tourist city, Xiamen’s beauty is everywhere. The unique seaside scenery, charming specialties, artistic architecture, etc. attract many tourists to visit.

However, with the rapid development of tourism, Xiamen's commercial atmosphere has become increasingly strong. No matter in the streets or alleys, you can always see vendors selling goods, including some gorgeous "traps". Next, a little The place that the editor wants to introduce to you is a must-visit market for tourists visiting Xiamen. The streets are so deep that even locals have to weigh their purchases.

Eight Markets, Xiamen’s Eighth Vegetable Market. Long ago, this was the first choice for locals in Xiamen to buy seafood. Those aunts who live inside and outside Xiamen Island, as soon as they wake up in the morning, I picked up my shopping bags and headed straight to the eight cities. But now, with the continuous development of Xiamen's tourism industry, the eight cities are overcrowded, and they are naturally targeted by "interested people". For businesses, Xiamen, which has seen a sharp increase in the number of people, is a piece of "cake". Everyone wants a piece of the cake. Those who come here for profit have made the eight cities a mess, like a small river and lake.

Nowadays, the eight cities are a mixed bag, and vendors often appear to be surreptitious, missing items, or even substandard goods. This makes Xiamen locals think twice before buying anything in the eight cities.

I once heard a local in Xiamen say that in the 1920s, Xiamen originally had nine wet markets, and all nine were facing demolition. The eight markets were famous in Xiamen at that time. The freshest and cheapest, it is known as Xiamen's "seafood warehouse", so it survives.

But after that, the eight cities were divided into the outer city and the inner city. The inner city was the Yingping vegetable market that originally existed, while the outer city was the Kaihe market that expanded rapidly in the next eight cities. Because Kaihe Market occupies the advantage of geographical routes, the shops along the street have gradually turned into prosperous shops due to the large number of customers, and the rental costs of stalls have also skyrocketed.

Today’s rent in Yingping Wet Market is much different than that in Kaihe Market, but the prices of things sold in the two markets are the same. Therefore, in order to achieve the goal of quick profits, some vendors in the Kaihe Market just stopped doing nothing and began to pass off substandard products, leaving a lot behind. The reason behind this is very deep, and even the locals have decided to stay away from it. .

So when you visit the eight cities, you must always be wary of unscrupulous merchants, otherwise you will fall into a trap accidentally. Do you guys have anything to say about this eighth market in Xiamen? Welcome to leave comments in the comment area.