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社会热点 Chinese writer Wang Zengqi once wrote, “When I arrive in a new place... I prefer to visit the local farmers market to see live chickens and ducks, fresh vegetables and bright fruits. It's lively and brings me a sense of the joy of l1.”

Nowadays, more people feel the same as Wang. They love to explore farmers markets wherever they visit. These traditional markets, which
u2 to be just local shopping places, are attracting v3 during holidays, especially the young. They think visiting a city without exploring farmers markets is a waste of a trip. There they can enjoy mouth-watering food, local culture and real nature of a city.
Luo Yan, a tour lover, travels around markets nationwide. He agrees these farmers markets are
c4 to local people's daily life than those scenic spots (风景点) and supermarkets which seem all the same everywhere. In Xi'an, he enjoyed tasty Roujiamo,
w5 in Inner Mongolia, he tasted the famous air-dried beef. The generous sellers
e6 shared with him some trade secrets.
Foreign tr
avellers, too, consider these markets
a7 interesting win
dows into Chinese daily life. Luo Yan noticed a group of American tourists walking around a farmers market in Beijing. They talked with the sellers though they had d
8 with language and could not stop trying local snacks. The visit left a lasting impression on those foreign visitors. They are touched by the energy of locals and the flavour of Chinese daily life.
The
p9 of farmers markets among visitors shows an important change—from a focus on scenes that cover every place to deeper experiences of local life. As part of this trend, many old farmers markets are upgraded or set to reopen. One of them is the Chongwenmen farmers market, which was
b10 in 1976. After 15 years of closure, it reopened to the public earlier this year.