Qingping Market, Guangzhou was built in the year 1979. Qingping Market, Guangzhou has over 2,000 stalls along 1km of Qingping Lu and Ti Yun Lu which is just north of Shamian Island. It is the principal street market in Guangzhou and over 60,000 people maintain their shops here every day. It is a must visit on Guangzhou Tours.
Mainly the section of Qingping Market, Guangzhou which not so well known is the meat market where live chickens, rabbits, cats, dogs, anteaters, turtles and all types of animals are sold and are provided with fresh meat to serve the buyers. The Chinese medicine section in Qingping Market, Guangzhou is interesting and less noisy.
Behind the packed crowds and stalls there are also some jade and very old stalls and the antique shops nearby Daihe Lu is also worth paying a visit. The visitors may find dried starfish, snakes and leopard in Qingping Market in Guangzhou. The visitors paying a visit to this market will get a local flavor. The visitors and the guests will get a good amount of vegetables and fruits in this market. The guests can buy the freshest of fruits and vegetables here.
The Qingping Market, Guangzhou has undergone a few changes over the past few years. The extensive cluster of stalls was once not popular for its wet market. Though it always had a good selection of general stuff, as well as a large section of goods as well as ginseng, fungi, and herbs, the wet market gives all the freshest of the vegetables.
The government decided to put away the less hygienic stalls. A large section of the old market was been cleared away to make room for a shiny new mall like structure with stalls dedicated to sales of customary medicines. Nowadays, the market is hygienic and looks gorgeous because of its renovation. The older outdoor section of the Qingping Market, Guangzhou still exists at one side. In recent times, more of vegetable items are sold than the non-vegetarian items. Visit the Qingping Market, Guangzhou on exotic Guangzhou tours.
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