Sichuan Yingshan: New Farmers' Market Opens in Xiaoqiao, Bringing More Vitality to Product Sales

"Hey, I heard that a new farmers' market has opened in Xiangyang Community. Let's go and take a look!" On the morning of May 9th, Old Liu, a resident of Xiangyang Community in Xiaoqiao Town, Yingshan County, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, excitedly pulled his neighbor, Old Zhang, to the newly - opened market.

Upon arriving at the new market, they saw a spacious and bright steel - framed shed. It was market day, and the market was filled with a variety of vegetables, meats, daily necessities, and other items. Vendors were enthusiastically calling out to customers, who were bustling back and forth. The atmosphere was lively and full of the hustle and bustle of daily life.

"The variety is rich, the quality is good, and the prices are reasonable," said Aunt Wang, a local resident, as she picked out a large basket of goods, her satisfaction evident.

"The new market is really different. The transaction rate is high, and doing business is more comfortable," said Brother Hu, a vendor. He explained that the old market in town was outdated and lacked proper facilities. The new market, however, has good sanitation, complete infrastructure, well - organized stalls, and a more comprehensive range of goods. His stall's sales increased by 20% compared to the past on the opening day.

The author observed that the new stalls were all built with cement and tiled, and the market aisles were wide. The "fruit and vegetable area, dried goods area, and fresh produce area" were scientifically and orderly arranged, with goods neatly displayed. The market was also equipped with drainage, lighting, and fire - fighting facilities, and there were designated parking spaces nearby.

"This is a farmers' market built with aid from Nanchong City's advanced - to - less - developed pairing - up - for - help program in Yingshan County. On the opening day, 59 merchants moved in, and nearly 200 farmers from surrounding townships came to sell their agricultural products. The foot traffic exceeded 5,000 people, and the first - day transaction volume was around 150,000 yuan," said Cheng Long, deputy leader of the Nanchong - Yingshan aid team and deputy town head of Xiaoqiao. In the second half of last year, Xiaoqiao Town used 2 million yuan of aid funds from the program to build a 6,000 - square - meter standardized farmers' market. The market now has 49 storefronts, 48 fixed stalls, 183 mobile stalls, 30 parking spaces, and one public restroom, completely making up for the shortcomings of the market's infrastructure.

"The new farmers' market has opened on schedule, changing the town's appearance and greatly improving the shopping experience for the public. It has achieved an organic integration of traditional rural markets and modern management. The new market, carrying the expectations of the people, has bridged the 'last mile' of agricultural product circulation and will surely inject strong momentum into Xiaoqiao Town's comprehensive rural revitalization," said Cheng Long. (By Guo Ming)