What day is the ghost market in Panjiayuan, Beijing?

Panjiayuan flea market is located in the west of Panjiayuan Bridge on the East Third Ring Road in Beijing. It is the largest flea market in China and a symbol of Beijing culture. Here, antique furniture, Four Treasures of the Study, ancient calligraphy and painting, jewelry and jade, Chinese and foreign coins, shadow play, national costumes, Wan Wen bracelets, relics of the "Cultural Revolution" and even daily necessities, in addition to arms, drugs and population, once you can think of valuables.

Why is it called "ghost market"? Actually, it has nothing to do with being haunted. According to historical records, the "ghost market" in the Song Dynasty has been popular, while the "ghost market" in old Beijing can be traced back to the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Ghost market is a night market that disappears at dawn, also known as ghost market. There are small markets outside Deshengmen, Dong Xiao outside Chongwenmen, and Xuanwu Gate Night Market in earlier years.

At that time, the national fortune declined and aristocratic families declined, so the children of large families stole the ancestral calligraphy and painting treasures and stood on the street to sell them. After all, it was beneath my dignity, so I chose to trade with lanterns before dawn. The poor light flints, the rich carry lanterns, and some unidentified sellers shuttle back and forth. At dawn and dusk, it was as dark as a ghost lamp, and slowly the "ghost market" in Panjiayuan opened.

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 08: 30 am-65438+08: 00 pm; Saturday and Sunday 04: 30 am-65438+08:00 pm. Shop-sitting merchants are open daily, and the second area of the shed is opened on Thursday and Friday, and the market is all open on Saturday and Sunday.