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Dayanglu Market

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Dayanglu Market (simplified Chinese: 大洋路市场; traditional Chinese: 大洋路市場; pinyin: Dàyáng Lù Shìchǎng) is a wholesale and retail food market in Beijing. In June 2020, there were 3,061 vendors in the market, "whose meat, poultry and egg transactions account 50% of the city's total", according to one report.[citation needed] As of June 2020, the market had a meat hall, a poultry hall, a fruit hall and a seafood hall.[1]

The market is located in Panjiayuan (South East Third Ring Road) at Zhouzhuanglu (East of Shilihe bridge on East Third Ring Road), Shibalidian, Chaoyang District, Beijing.[1] The market has a 45,000 cubic meter cold storage just for bananas.[2]

History

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On one day in November 2003, Dayanglu's inventory numbered 109 varieties of vegetable.[3]

On 21 June 2020, the retail business in Dayanglu was halted amid the Xinfadi Market outbreak of COVID-19.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dayanglu Market 大洋路市场". the Beijinger. True Run Media. 28 July 2010.
  2. ^ Aitken, Shannon (24 November 2010). "Cooking up a storm in Beijing's markets". China Daily.
  3. ^ Anthony, Ted (16 November 2003). "Sweet Past, Sour Future for China's 'Patriotic' Cabbage". Los Angeles Times.