The wet market is every city
The most pyrotechnic place,
Want to get to know a city,
Just go to its wet market.
As the "time-honored brand" of the vegetable market in Liwan District, Guangzhou, Longjin Meat and Vegetable Market has been established for more than 70 years, and has long become an indispensable part of the surrounding neighborhood life circle, a perennial bustling and prosperous old vegetable market with top popularity, but now it has been closed, what is going on?
Merchants have been evacuated
A large number of construction materials are stacked on site
On the morning of May 17, the reporter visited the Longjin Meat and Vegetable Market and found that the market signs here are still conspicuous, but the huge vegetable market is empty, and the original stalls have been withdrawn.
From the market gate to walk in, you can see that there are cement, warning signs, water pipes and other construction materials piled up inside, and some of the ditches that have been dug are covered by iron horse guardrails, which looks like a construction site, but there are no construction personnel at the site.
Product "Plain and Beautiful"
It once carried the memories of the neighbors for decades
As a Longjin Market that no one knows and knows about in the Xiguan area, it carries the memories of generations of old Guangdong in the surrounding area. The reporter learned that compared with other surrounding meat and vegetable markets, the price of products in this market is more close to the people.
Longjin Meat and Vegetable Market is located at the junction of Wenchang North Road and Longjin West Road, before the market was closed, it was a place where many old neighbors in Xiguan "Taobao" every day, whether it was melons, fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry and eggs, cooked frozen food or seafood and aquatic products, the market was readily available.
In addition to the complete range, the neighbors told reporters that there is another reason for the perennial liveliness here: things are cheap enough!
"I think the things in this area are fresh and quite affordable, cheaper than the market in Fangcun, and I like to come here to visit the market." Aunt Yang, a nearby resident, said.
"As a civilian market, in Liwan District, its seafood and aquatic products are relatively abundant and cheap, and many people come to buy them." Uncle Chen, an old neighbor of Fengyuan Street, told reporters.
The once lively Longjin Meat Market
In the impression of the neighborhood, Longjin Market is always a bustling scene, every morning to get up to the vegetable market to turn around, in the lively shouting sound of the thick fireworks, with the neighbors encountered to say hello, and then buy fresh ingredients to take home, this is how comfortable and comfortable life.
With the flow of the four seasons, there are still small changes in ingredients in the market, such as gourd melon and watermelon in spring and summer, chestnuts, lotus roots, radishes and so on in autumn and winter. Accustomed to the prosperous life here, now that the market is closed, the neighbors say that they are more or less reluctant in their hearts.
"From small shopping to large markets, it is a pity that it is now closed." Ms. Lin said that she missed the 10 yuan 3 pineapples she bought in the wet market before, which not only tasted delicious, but also cheaper than other places.
The popularity of the surrounding Hongfu market has not decreased
Residents are equally convenient for buying groceries on a daily basis
Aunt Yang told reporters that although the Longjin market is now closed, it does not have much impact on their daily grocery shopping, because the Longjin market is next to the Hongfu Market, and the price of fresh meat and vegetables is also very affordable, which can meet their own living needs.
The Hongfu Market mentioned by Aunt Yang is located next door to Longjin Market, and there are also residents around it who call it Huagui Market. It is connected to the Longjin Market, which is also a familiar and favorite vegetable market in the surrounding neighborhoods. The reporter visited and found that the closure of the Longjin Meat and Vegetable Market did not have a significant impact on the surrounding Hongfu Market, and the stalls here are still operating normally, and the popularity is not reduced as usual, and the business is very hot.
Walnuts 10 yuan / catty, only garlic 11 yuan / catty, golden barn fish 15 yuan / catty... Stall owners are accustomed to clearly marking the price of each commodity, and the price of the commodity is clear at a glance, which is convenient for neighbors to choose. Shuttling through here, you can see many uncles and aunts either dragging a small cart to buy vegetables, or carrying a huge shopping bag, crowding in the crowd, picking and choosing in front of the stalls, bargaining with the stall owners.
Although the market area is not very large, but people are crowded, shoulder to shoulder, the reporter in the Hongfu market to circle also take a lot of time.
The market belongs to the illegal construction area of wading water
There are currently no rehabilitation plans
Why is the Longjin Meat and Vegetable Market closed?
The reporter learned that a notice released by Guangzhou Liwan Vegetable Food Co., Ltd. Longjin Meat and Vegetable Market to customers shows that according to the relevant requirements of the "Guangzhou River Chief Order No. 8" and "Liwan District River Chief Order No. 5", the relevant stalls from the east gate to the west gate of the Longjin Market will stop operating on January 1, 2021, and will be handed over to the relevant departments for drainage unit remediation, and other stalls that are not within the scope of remediation will operate normally.
According to the relevant requirements of the "Guangzhou River Chief Order No. 8" and "Liwan District River Chief Order No. 5", the relevant stalls from the east gate to the west gate of Longjin Market will close for business at 6:00 p.m. on December 31, 2020, and other stalls that are not within the scope of remediation will operate normally.
At the same time, the reporter learned from a "Notice of Rectification within The Time Limit" posted at the scene that the Longjin Meat and Vegetable Market was illegally built within the scope of Heyong management because it failed to provide relevant legal property rights certificates. Therefore, it is required to remove the equipment in the illegal building by december 31, 2020, demolish the building, and clean up the debris.
As for whether it can reopen in the future, the Fengyuan Street Office responded that the Fengyuan Street Office responded that the Longjin Market is located on the upper branch canal of Shangxi Guanyong under the jurisdiction of Fengyuan Street, and after verification, the market is a temporary building, which belongs to the illegal construction area of wading water, affecting the river patrol channel. According to the requirements of the Municipal General River Commander's Order No. 8, the Longjin Market will be demolished at the end of December 2020. It has been learned that there are currently no rehabilitation plans.
Text, photo/Guangzhou Daily, Xinhuacheng reporter: Zhao Fangyuan
Comprehensive Information Times reporter Chen Danting Wang Zhixun
Source: Guangzhou Daily