Timetable for meetings in towns and villages in Pinglu County

Every March, June, and September is the market in Changle Town, Pinglu, Shanxi, the villagers here will put down their work and go to the market. The various food stalls on both sides of the market have become a good way for the villagers to satisfy their cravings. In the local market, the most famous ones are pollen noodles and oil dumplings.

In today's rural areas, as young people leave their hometowns, the markets usually appear to be in decline. Although the trading scene, the amount of goods purchased, the villagers going to the market, and the vendors have new styles and a dazzling array of goods, the level of excitement is different from that of the past.

Rural markets have also been hit by the "online shopping" craze, and the prosperous past has become a thing of the past. But on the eve of the Spring Festival, farmers, handsome boys and girls, and students who returned home after a long journey returned to the market, adding a little more vitality to the market. On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the "Family Mobilization" market will be lively for a period of time.

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The time for going to the rural market is not necessarily fixed. Sometimes it is three or four days apart, and in some places the time is set according to the days of the lunar calendar. The day before going to the market, everyone would discuss it in advance, and get up very early the next morning. Groups of three or two would go out happily, and everyone would happily walk and chat.

The clothes sold in the market are not big brands, but they are very cheap and affordable. There are more clothes for the elderly. Some fabrics feel very good and are suitable for work.

The people selling things at the market are very simple. They will not use electronic scales to deceive people, nor will they find that the fruits they bought are rotten when they get home. They will choose the best ones. Good for guests.