In the early morning of April 14th, the commercial area of the basement floor B entrance and exit of the underground space of Hongshan Square Station of Wuhan Metro was full of people, and a vegetable market was opened in the original subway station, with all kinds of fresh vegetables, fresh meat, aquatic products, and cooked braised vegetables. There is an endless stream of citizens who come here every day to buy groceries.
You can also take the subway and buy groceries along the way
Subway vegetable market attracts "office workers"
The vegetable area of the vegetable market is hung with homophonic creative signboards such as "Knowing Vegetables and Gifts", "Reading Vegetables" and "Vegetable Fragrance Door". Photo by reporter Li Yonggang
Early in the morning of the 12th, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily took the subway to Hongshan Square Station, which is a transfer station for Line 2 and Line 4, with a large number of passengers in the morning rush hour. After swiping the card out of the station, the reporter walked to the B entrance and exit with the flow of people, and in the B2, B3, B4, B5, and B6 passage areas, he saw that the "Baida Fresh Hongguang Market" light sign was very conspicuous, and a vegetable market full of fireworks appeared in the subway station.
"I am born to be useful in my dishes", "cabbage is still a vegetable if it is rolled", "vegetables are loud" and "well-read vegetables"...... Many "homophonic" creative signboards hung in the vegetable market attract young people passing by to take pictures.
In the vegetable area of the vegetable field, there are creative signboards such as "cabbage is still a vegetable even if it is rolled", "the family of vegetables", and "people do not panic when they walk in the vegetable field". Photo by reporter Li Yonggang
On the same day, a new stall opened, specializing in quick cleaning vegetables. "This is the third store we have opened, and we have opened stores in Fruit Lake and Sand Lake before, and the business is very good. The freshly cut shredded beef and shredded pork on our side are particularly popular, and the seasoning has been mixed, so you can buy it and fry it directly at home, which is very suitable for office workers. The boss Zhang Tao said with a smile that this is the first time to open a store in a subway station, warm in winter and cool in summer, clean and hygienic.
The reporter observed that there are about 100 agricultural trade stalls and more than 20 daily necessities stores in the vegetable market, and the dishes are displayed in an orderly and creative manner, and vegetables, fruits, poultry, dry seasonings, aquatic products and seafood are all sold. There is also a service center at the entrance of the market to remind you how to use your membership card and points.
"I usually come back from work to buy groceries, which is very convenient. Ms. Liu, who lives nearby, works in Hankou, and used to have dinner outside because she didn't have time to buy groceries after work. "Now, I can take the subway and buy a grocer by the way, and I can cook two side dishes at home, and I can eat more at ease. ”
All of them are smart scales
Popular merchants have also brought in regular customers
Each merchant uses a smart scale, and the display above the booth displays the merchant's real-name information and QR code. Photo by reporter Li Yonggang
At a stall selling lotus roots, the owner Zhou Qingqing is teaching customers how to simmer soup: "This season's lotus root, when you go home, marinate it with salt first, and then simmer the soup, and the lotus root will be more powdery." ”
"I used to sell lotus root in Xiaodongmen Vegetable Farm, and I moved here on February 1 this year, and I moved here for more than two months, and the business is okay. Generally, there are more elderly customers in the morning, and more young customers when they leave work. At present, it is mainly old customers, and some old customers have brought new customers over. Zhou Qingqing said that the current stall is more spacious and tidy than the original.
Zhou Qingqing pointed to the electronic screen hanging above the stall, which displayed her name, phone number, payment code, etc. "One household one yard, clear real price, our scales are provided by the market uniformly, and it will definitely not be short. She said.
The reporter noticed that there was a large eye-catching display screen in the vegetable farm, indicating the number of merchants, transaction dishes, transaction amount, testing data and other data. "One of the sources of this data is the smart scale that is placed in front of each merchant's booth. Ma Chengwen, manager of the 100 major fresh Hongguang market, introduced that this is the smart agricultural trade system they developed, and the operator's credit platform to achieve seamless docking, consumers buy vegetables, meat and fish, as long as the scales, will be automatically entered in the system, for the big data center to summarize and display on the big screen. Through big data analysis, they can monitor all aspects of vegetable circulation.
In the column of gold medal merchants, the reporter saw Zhou Qingqing at the top of the list.
"We opened the door at just over 5am. Boss Yang, who specializes in selling vegetables, also moved from the Xiaodongmen vegetable farm, and he told reporters that they entered the underground garage and had a special elevator to arrive.
Dai Yi, 40, who is in the shrimp and crab business, entered the market on March 8. "At the beginning, I was mainly a regular customer, and I could help with the shrimp and crab and send seasonings. She said that when a customer comes to buy crayfish in the morning, after picking it out, she says that she will get off work at 6 p.m. to pick it up, and she will start processing the shrimp line at 5:10, and the customer will take it home and cook it by simply cleaning it.
In addition to vegetables, fresh meat, and aquatic products, there are also cooked foods such as braised vegetables, zongzi, cakes, and rice wine. Although the Dragon Boat Festival was only ushered in in June, Min Cuihua, who specializes in Xiaogan rice wine, has begun to sell zongzi. She made these rice dumplings herself. Early in the morning of the 14th, Min Cuihua told fans on her Douyin account that "zongzi is on the market".
After Wu Ji Rice Wine was relocated to the vegetable market in the underground space of Hongshan Square, it attracted many regular customers. Photo by reporter Li Yonggang
Min Cuihua has been selling rice wine in Xiaodongmen Vegetable Market for 28 years, and recently moved to Hongshan Square subway station, which also brought a group of old fans. Mr. Wang, a regular customer of Min Cuihua for more than ten years, bought 6 bags of shredded beans in one go, 5 of which were brought by relatives and friends.
"They moved from Xiaodongmen to Hongshan Guangchang Station, which is more convenient for me. I live behind the Hongshan Gymnasium, and it is very convenient to go downstairs in the morning to walk and exercise in Hongshan Square, and then go to the subway station to buy vegetables and go home. ”
AI supervision, the whole layout of the fresh air system
Make good use of underground space to meet more needs of the public
Members of the public are shopping for vegetables. Photo by reporter Li Yonggang
It is understood that the Baida Fresh Hongguang Market covers an area of 4,000 square meters and officially opened on February 1 this year.
"We implement commercial plaza management, learn from the business model of Wener Road vegetable market in Xihu District, Hangzhou, and apply it to the subway business district. Ma Chengwen said that the vegetables in Baida Fresh Hongguang Market are shipped back directly from the vegetable base every day, and the prices of various vegetables are cheaper than those in other similar markets.
When it comes to the vegetable market, the health situation is one of the most concerning issues, but when I walked into the Baida Fresh Hongguang Market located in the subway station, the reporter did not smell a strong odor, and the ground was dry and tidy.
"Since it's in a metro station, we pay more attention to environmental hygiene. Ma Chengwen said that they arranged enough manpower to patrol cleaning, strengthened publicity for merchants, put garbage into bins, and used AI intelligent supervision to automatically identify and warn garbage on the ground, and cleaning personnel went to the scene to clean up as soon as possible. In addition, the central air conditioning in the vegetable field ensures the constant temperature of the indoor four seasons, the whole layout of the fresh air system makes the indoor air smooth, the passenger flow meter can monitor the real-time flow of people, and the 360-degree all-weather video surveillance without dead ends ensures the safety of the market.
According to reports, Hongshan Square Station Commercial Pedestrian Street opened in 2017 and was once fully leased, but in recent years, due to various reasons, some properties have been vacant for a period of time. Last year, after the closure of the Xiaodongmen vegetable market, Wuhan Metro Resources Management Co., Ltd. acted quickly, actively connected with government departments, and selected Baida Fresh Supermarket (Hubei) Co., Ltd. to be responsible for the construction, leasing and operation of the vegetable market together with the tenants of the commercial street.
There are a variety of vegetables in the vegetable market, and the prices are affordable. Photo by reporter Li Yonggang
"The downward exploration of the city is to reduce the pressure on the traffic and environment carried on the ground, and at the same time bring convenience to the citizens. According to the relevant person in charge of Wuhan Metro Resources Management Co., Ltd., the introduction of vegetable farms by the subway is the first time in Wuhan. With the operating mileage of rail transit reaching 486 kilometers and the average daily passenger volume of Wuhan Metro exceeding 4 million passengers, underground commerce can meet the various living needs of office workers. In the past, most of them were commercial shops, including coffee shops, bubble tea shops, and various brand fast food, but this time, in line with the principle of "renting as much as possible", the fresh market was introduced in order to meet the multi-level needs of more citizens and passengers.
Source: Yangtze River Daily