Interesting talk about rural fairs

Going to the market, a folk custom, is also called "driving mountains"

Yunnan-Guichuan area is called "fair" or "street-catching", Hunan-Jiangxi area is called "fair" and Hunan-Guangxi-Guangdong area is called "looting".

After a party, there will be a feeling that the rural market is nothing like shopping in the city. The atmosphere of the country market is more than that of the shopping malls in the city. Rural markets are all in markets, which are fixed places. Every town has it, so there are memories of our childhood. I am a native of the countryside. Since I can walk, my grandmother has taken me to the fair. Nowadays, people in their twenties have not changed, only those people have changed. Compared with other places, the market is not just for buying and selling things.

There is no bus in the countryside, so you need a special bus to go out, such as going to a neighboring village or a remote village. This makes it impossible for many old friends nearby to meet often, especially the elderly. Then the fair became a very tacit meeting. Often on market day, buying and selling things is part of it, and meeting old friends in neighboring villages is also part of it. Many people go to the market just to meet old friends and catch up.

There is a festive and lively atmosphere in the rural market, and everyone works in the farmland on weekdays. There is little communication and it is not very convenient to go to the city. Except for holidays, there are few places where there are many people. Especially children like to go to the market, not for food, but for that person.

Many people go to the market, in fact, not to buy things. But go to the market to see what's new. If it's good, I'll buy it home. Unlike the shopping malls in the city, the rural market displays the same products every day, and the price is almost the same at most. However, the rural market may be different every time, and sometimes you will encounter some delicacies, such as some people selling wild boar and rabbits. These are irregular, and you have to be lucky to meet them.

Going to the market is not only selling things, but also a kind of cultural and emotional exchange. With the development of the city, there are fewer and fewer markets, and the market is always very important in people's memory.