{"product_id":"localmarket","title":"Go to the market (every town has a market once a week)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGoing to the market is a very vivid folk custom for most people who have lived in cities for a long time. In Yunnan, in most rural areas, each town still retains the tradition of holding a market about once a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e March Street is the closest market to Dali Ancient Town. It is a bit touristy, but it mainly meets the needs of local life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Yinqiao Town is located outside of March Street and is the closest to the ancient city (10km). It is also a local market and \u003cstrong\u003eis a recommended choice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eMarch Street Market ( \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maps.apple.com\/?address=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%8D%97%E7%9C%81%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E7%99%BD%E6%97%8F%E8%87%AA%E6%B2%BB%E5%B7%9E%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E5%B8%82%E5%8F%A4%E5%9F%8E%E8%8B%8D%E5%B1%B1%E9%97%A8%E5%AF%B9%E9%9D%A2\u0026amp;auid=1117408162194116\u0026amp;ll=25.693274,100.153299\u0026amp;lsp=57879\u0026amp;q=%E4%B8%89%E6%9C%88%E8%A1%97\u0026amp;t=m\"\u003eMarch Street outside Cangshan Gate in Dali Ancient City\u003c\/a\u003e ): The closest to the ancient city. It is held four times a month on the second, ninety-sixth, and twenty-third days of the lunar calendar. It is very lively, with food and drinks, fruits, earthenware pots, brooms, flowers, birds, fish, and insects. It is full of life. The prices are very affordable. New immigrants are also setting up stalls there, selling coffee, handmade products, and bread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eOther markets in nearby towns:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eYinqiao Town (10km): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maps.apple.com\/?address=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%8D%97%E7%9C%81%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E7%99%BD%E6%97%8F%E8%87%AA%E6%B2%BB%E5%B7%9E%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E5%B8%82%E7%8E%AF%E6%B5%B7%E8%A5%BF%E8%B7%AF258%E5%8F%B7\u0026amp;auid=1118829772049256\u0026amp;ll=25.756939,100.123102\u0026amp;lsp=57879\u0026amp;q=%E5%A4%B4%E9%93%BA%E5%86%9C%E8%B4%B8%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA\u0026amp;t=m\"\u003eToupu Farmers’ Market\u003c\/a\u003e , on the 5th, 13th, 20th and 28th of the lunar calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eWanqiao Town (15km): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maps.apple.com\/?address=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%8D%97%E7%9C%81%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E7%99%BD%E6%97%8F%E8%87%AA%E6%B2%BB%E5%B7%9E%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E5%B8%82214%E5%9B%BD%E9%81%93%E4%B8%8E%E4%BF%9D%E4%B8%AD%E5%85%AC%E8%B7%AF%E4%BA%A4%E5%8F%89%E5%8F%A3%E8%A5%BF%E5%8C%97180%E7%B1%B3\u0026amp;auid=1118671863386731\u0026amp;ll=25.790797,100.121501\u0026amp;lsp=57879\u0026amp;q=%E5%BC%AF%E6%A1%A5%E9%95%87%E5%86%9C%E5%89%AF%E4%BA%A7%E5%93%81%E4%BA%A4%E6%98%93%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83\u0026amp;t=m\"\u003eWanqiao Farmers’ Market\u003c\/a\u003e , on the 4th, 11th, 18th and 26th of the lunar calendar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eXizhou Town (25km: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maps.apple.com\/?address=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%8D%97%E7%9C%81%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E7%99%BD%E6%97%8F%E8%87%AA%E6%B2%BB%E5%B7%9E%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E5%B8%82%E5%A4%A7%E4%B8%BD%E7%BA%BF%E4%B8%8E%E5%8F%A4%E7%94%9F%E5%8C%97%E8%B7%AF%E4%BA%A4%E5%8F%89%E5%8F%A3%E5%8C%97480%E7%B1%B3\u0026amp;auid=1118734652348602\u0026amp;ll=25.822990,100.134763\u0026amp;lsp=57879\u0026amp;q=%E9%BE%99%E8%A1%97%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA\u0026amp;t=m\"\u003eTown South Vegetable Market (Long Street)\u003c\/a\u003e , 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd of the lunar calendar. \u003cstrong\u003eNote: Long Street is in Zuoyi, 3.5 km south of Xizhou Ancient Town\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eShangguan Town (35km): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maps.apple.com\/?address=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%8D%97%E7%9C%81%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E7%99%BD%E6%97%8F%E8%87%AA%E6%B2%BB%E5%B7%9E%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E5%B8%82%E5%A4%A7%E4%B8%BD%E7%BA%BF%E4%B8%8E039%E4%B9%A1%E9%81%93%E4%BA%A4%E5%8F%89%E5%8F%A3%E8%A5%BF%E5%8C%9760%E7%B1%B3\u0026amp;auid=1118368697686581\u0026amp;ll=25.958104,100.129642\u0026amp;lsp=57879\u0026amp;q=%E6%B1%9F%E5%B0%BE%E5%86%9C%E8%B4%B8%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA\u0026amp;t=m\"\u003eJiangwei Farmers Market\u003c\/a\u003e every Saturday (one of the stops \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dalitrip.com\/products\/village-cycling-around-erhai-lake-explore-local-culture-with-brother-ding\"\u003ein the rural cycling activity with Brother Ding\u003c\/a\u003e is to go to Jiangwei for the market)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eFengyu Town, Eryuan County (85km): \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maps.apple.com\/?address=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%8D%97%E7%9C%81%E5%A4%A7%E7%90%86%E7%99%BD%E6%97%8F%E8%87%AA%E6%B2%BB%E5%B7%9E%E6%B4%B1%E6%BA%90%E5%8E%BF058%E4%B9%A1%E9%81%93%E4%B8%8E054%E4%B9%A1%E9%81%93%E4%BA%A4%E5%8F%89%E5%8F%A3%E8%A5%BF%E5%8C%97460%E7%B1%B3\u0026amp;auid=1118708908165776\u0026amp;ll=25.992100,99.926121\u0026amp;lsp=57879\u0026amp;q=%E5%87%A4%E7%BE%BD%E5%86%9C%E8%B4%B8%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA\u0026amp;t=m\"\u003eFengyu Farmers Market\u003c\/a\u003e . If you happen to go to Fengyu, there is a market every Tuesday. It is a bit far away, about 2 hours by car. We have a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dalitrip.com\/products\/go-to-local-traditional-market-ancient-town-in-a-valley-every-tuesday\"\u003eFengyu market\u003c\/a\u003e event and visit the surrounding ancient villages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Activities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title ","offer_id":44767002165404,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/3450\/7676\/files\/9e0251fbc720e76ca0a341d2f7ba8f76.jpg?v=1742749409","url":"https:\/\/qcwwsq-qi.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/localmarket","provider":"Dali Experience Community","version":"1.0","type":"link"}