Brief introduction of scenic spots in Panjiayuan flea market;
Panjiayuan flea market is located in the southwest of Panjiayuan Bridge in the East Third Ring Road of Beijing, covering an area of 48,500 square meters. The market is divided into six business areas: stall area, ancient building area, classical furniture area, modern collection area, stone carving area and catering service area. Mainly engaged in antique items, handicrafts, collectibles and decorations, with an annual turnover of several hundred million yuan. There are more than 4,000 merchants and nearly 10,000 businessmen in the market, 60% of whom come from 28 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions outside Beijing, involving more than a dozen ethnic groups such as Han, Hui, Manchu, Miao, Dong, Uygur, Mongolia and North Korea. The market was formed in 1992, and gradually developed with the rise and activity of folk antique art trade. Now it has become a large antique art market that spreads folk culture.
Panjiayuan flea market is the most popular antique market in China. The shops in the market are open 365 days a year, and stalls are open every weekend. On the opening day of the weekend, there were 60,000 to 70,000 people, including nearly 10,000 foreign guests. Tourists of different colors, languages, classes and beliefs blend here. Former US President Hillary Clinton, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Hastert, Greek Prime Minister simitis, Romanian Prime Minister Nastase, Sri Lankan President kumaratunga, Princess sirindhorn of Thailand and dozens of other foreign dignitaries have visited here for shopping. "Climbing the Great Wall, eating roast duck, visiting the Forbidden City and Panjiayuan" has become an important project for foreign tourists to visit China. This market is the most comprehensive collectible market in China. The main products are antique furniture, Four Treasures of the Study, ancient calligraphy and painting, old books and periodicals, agate and jade, ceramics, Chinese and foreign coins, bamboo and wood bone carvings, shadow play, Buddhist keepsakes, national costumes and cultural relics of the Cultural Revolution. The market is a window for the display of collections, a platform for collectors to communicate and a paradise for Tibetan friends to Taobao. This market is the largest distribution center of folk handicrafts in China. There are snuff bottles in Hengshui, New Year pictures in Yangliuqing, embroidery in Jiangsu, woodcarving in Dongyang, stone carving in Quyang, shadow play in Shandong, porcelain and crystal ornaments in Jiangxi, purple sand in Yixing, bronze wares in Shaanxi, costumes in Yunnan, buddhist supplies in Tibet, white jade in Xinjiang, and jiaochi pottery in Taiwan Province. These handicrafts with different folk customs are gathered in Panjiayuan from all over the country and sold to the whole country and the world from here.
Panjiayuan second-hand market was rated as "Top Ten Antique Markets in China" by public voting at the "First China Collection Annual Ranking Awards Conference" in 2004. "Panjiayuan" has become a carrier of regional culture, a characteristic cultural symbol, a title that affects local feelings and an intangible asset in the treasure house of Chinese culture.