The wet market is a place full of hustle-and-bustle in the city, as people always buy ingredients here to cook meals. With the approaching of Spring Festival, hustle and bustle returns on Wuliduo Wet Market, and the average daily flow of people has reached about 50,000.

People were choosing Spring Festival couplets outside the market. 

The bustling scene that had not been seen for a long time came back in farmers' market. People gathered in front of the stalls to buy Spring Festival goods while people with many goods in their hands came and went in the street. "Customers have been queuing up to buy our cheap-and-cheerful pickled fish since the opening of the business in the morning. The sales volume of the fish in recent days is about 1,000. It is estimated that the sales volume will reach about 2,000 per day before the Spring Festival, and the queuing line can be 20 or 30 meters away." Deng Rui, the merchant, said with a smile while was busy picking fish. In order to cope with the upcoming sales peak, Deng Rui also stepped up stocking.

Spring Festival's Shopping Street outside the market. 

As the merchants were busy preparing goods, there were no citizens can leave without shopping. Ms. Li entered the market and came back fully loaded within less than half an hour.  "Our family has not bought goods for half a month. The Spring Festival is coming soon, we come to buy some food for these days, and later we will come again." Ms. Li said that the WuliDuo Farmers' Market owns a complete range of food so that peopel can purchase various goods with a nice price here.

Citizens were choosing vegetables. 

Jiang Hongshui, deputy manager of the market management department of Wuliduo Nongbo Square, said that Wuliduo Nongbo Square was formerly the East Railway Station East Trade Market. It has been six years since it was moved to this place. It has been increasingly popular thanks to achieving cost-effective.  "Merchants sell vegetables directly from the place of origin, the cost is relatively low, and the price is very cheap. In recent days, the flow of people in the market  has been increasing, with an average daily flow of people about 50,000 people, and the flow of people volume is likely to 100,000 in the three days before the Spring Festival. At present, the sales volume of most merchants has doubled or beyond. Merchants are increasing the volume of goods to guarantee the supply. " Jiang said.

Citizens were choosing vegetables. 

It is reported that in order to cope with the increasing flow of people, the market management has increased human and material resources, improved sanitation and strengthened safety protection, and issued a notice to merchants to ensure the normal supply and price stability during the Spring Festival. At the same time, the Spring Festival Shopping Street with 40 booths has been set up outside the market, selling hundreds of products including candy and Spring Festival couplets. The Spring Festival Shopping Street will continue until January 21.

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(Editors: Rachel, Christine)