The current situation of Licun Daji

In the 21st century, the government invested another million yuan to renovate the market and paved more than 10,000 square meters of flooring with granite and marble, greatly improving the market environment. Licun Daji has developed into a comprehensive market, with stalls located at the bottom of the Licun River and on both sides, stretching from Donglicun in the east to Yanggezhuang in the west, more than 100 meters from north to south, stretching 3 kilometers from east to west, and covering an area of ​​more than 500 acres. The market is naturally divided by three bridges and divided into four major sections. Each section on the north bank corresponds to a village. From east to west, the Dongli section is a car and motorcycle trading market, with more than 2,000 vehicles on the market in each episode, half of them cars and half of motorcycles. The Northeast Zhuang section is mainly a clothing market, a shoe and hat market, and a flea market, with about 600 stalls. The Hebei section is a fixed city with greenhouses, mainly selling vegetables, seafood, grain, and meat products, with more than 400 stalls. The Yanggezhuang section mainly has a flower and bird market, agricultural products market, timber market, daily necessities market, and bicycle market with more than a thousand stalls. Except for the Hebei section, which is a fixed market, the other three sections are all market places. On market days, there are two rows and seven open-air markets. The annual transaction volume of the entire Daji reaches more than 200 million yuan. Licun Market has a long history and is famous far and wide, covering 7 districts and 5 cities in Qingdao City. Weifang, Anqiu, Shouguang, Rizhao and other places also participate in Licun Market transactions. In the past year or two, people from Shaanxi, Northeastern China, and even Koreans have also done a lot of business. Except for the weather, Jiji was a hot spot.

Especially during the annual fairs in the twelfth lunar month of each year, the fairs are crowded with people, and the crowds of people who go to the fairs are so crowded that sometimes they are almost touching each other. The market has a dazzling array of items, ranging from cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to needles, threads, heads, bowls, chopsticks, cups and spoons. The atmosphere of the big gathering was lively, lively, festive and busy. The flow of people on a market day can reach tens of thousands, and the number of market stalls reaches more than 10,000.

In the Couplet City, rows of red couplets filled with auspicious words are hung up along the east-west rivers, forming long scrolls; the street stalls are filled with colorful door-signs; The word "福" is particularly conspicuous with the four corners lined with gold-plated words "wealth, good fortune, good luck" and "abundance every year". Looking from a distance, Couplet City is booming and becomes a scene of its own.

In the flower market, there are colorful flowers. Camellias, azaleas, crabapples, clivias, cineraria...the elegant ones, the bright ones, the famous ones, the ordinary ones, the ones in season, the ones out of season, all are urged by the flower farmers to bloom in the big market. People who come to the flower market, you have a pot and I have a pot. The flowers reflect the smiling faces. The joy and enthusiasm make people feel happy just looking at them. The flowers on the market are shipped from local places such as Chengyang and Kutao, and some are trafficked from southern provinces and cities such as Guangdong and Anhui.

In Lantern City, most people are bringing their children and grandchildren. After a while, the child will hold a lantern in his hand, including a Pisces lantern that means "more than every year", a palace lantern that means "everything will be successful", and various lanterns. If the child holds a few packages of small gifts in his other hand, he will be satisfied and rush home. In recent years, the sale of fireworks and firecrackers has been banned in urban areas, and the formerly prosperous firecracker market has disappeared, leaving some "whip fans" somewhat disappointed.

In the bird market, thrushes, mynas, kingfishers, parrots, orioles... the chirping of birds is gentle and crisp. Most of the people who come here are men. In the goldfish market, there are black ink dragons, bright red golden dragons, as well as crane-top red, red bulging eyes, and jade balls. They are held in blue plastic basins. The water is clear, the fish are red, and the bottom of the basin is blue. They are really beautiful. Buy them. Here are a few items to decorate your home for the Chinese New Year, giving it a special touch.

At the Licun Market, there are many snacks. The one that most marketgoers can’t give up is the fat slag fire. The fat slag in the big iron pot is steaming. It costs 2 yuan to scoop a bowl and add 1 handful. Sliced ​​green onions and minced coriander, fragrant and fragrant, along with two roasts and a bottle of beer, we ate and drank around the small table, and the fatigue of going to the market was immediately eliminated. Although this snack has been around for decades, many people come here just for the "taste". Under the West Bridge, a woman surnamed Li has been doing this business for many years. She said that she cooks 40 kilograms of fat residue every episode and can produce 300 to 400 bowls. The business is quite considerable. Most of the people who come here for consumption are fruit and vegetable vendors, and most of them come from remote rural areas.

Now, many outsiders have moved their local snacks to Licun Market. Halal mutton steamed buns from the Northwest, dog meat cold noodles from Korea, Daodao Liangpi from Shaanxi, cakes from Korea, and cannabis flowers from the Northeast. There are businessmen here, as well as businessmen sitting there, with a southern accent and a northern accent, which is very lively. A man surnamed Xue from Ju County sells big pot helmets (cakes) all year round. This is a famous staple food in the Yimeng Mountain area. It costs 1.5 yuan per catty. The thick pot helmets can sell 200 kilograms per episode. He sells them in Licun, Xicun Taking turns in the five jijis of Liuzhuang, Fushansuo, Xiazhuang and Liuting, the jiji never stops, and the annual income is more than 10,000 yuan. The situation of taking turns between several markets is representative. Many mobile vendors in Licun Market are like this.

Nowadays, urban residents’ demand for seafood has greatly increased, especially the rise of many restaurants in Licun, which has increased the consumption of seafood. For a time, the price of seafood in Licun was higher than that in other cities. Inner three districts. All year round, the market has live seafood, including crabs from Rizhao, prawns from Shakou, clams from Hongdao, and octopus and gobies from Weihai, Wanggezhuang and other places, as well as fresh saury, mackerel, etc. There are no less than a hundred varieties of seafood such as squid and pomfret. Dried seafood includes sea cucumber, shark's fin, sea rice, squid, scallops, clam meat, whitebait, mullet, etc., with more than 30 varieties.

The fruit market in the market is also prosperous all year round. There are mangoes from Fujian, bananas and pineapples from Hainan, cantaloupes from Xinjiang, lychees, grapefruits, etc. In addition to these "Southern fruits", there are quite a few Varieties of fruits are produced locally, such as peaches, cherries, strawberries, apples, pears, apricots, grapes, etc., either in season or out of season. These are generally from surrounding suburbs such as Chengyang and Laoshan, as well as Jiaonan, Jiaozhou, and Laixi. , Pingdu, Jimo and other places. There are more than 100 varieties of fruits on the market. The variety of vegetables is also quite rich, with fresh vegetables available in all seasons.

Compared with the past, the grain market in Daji has undergone great changes. From the 1950s to the 1970s, the grain trade was dominated by coarse grains such as dried sweet potatoes and corn. Since then, it has changed year by year. Now, there are more than 30 varieties of grains in Daji, mainly produced in the Northeast region, including rice, millet, black fragrant rice, brown rice, corn, soybeans, peas, red beans, snow peas, black beans, barley, sorghum, and peanuts. wait. As residents' demand for non-staple food increases and grain demand decreases, the proportion of transactions in the grain market is not very large compared with other categories.

The huge consumer group in Licun has driven the rapid development of Licun’s business. At present, Licun has long become the commercial center in the northern part of Qingdao. Daji and the numerous large shopping malls and supermarkets in Licun, as well as various merchants and shops, complement and coordinate with each other, and gradually form their own mainstream consumer groups.

Licun Daji has played an irreplaceable role in prospering the local economy, facilitating residents' lives, and increasing tax revenue.