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Maoqiao Market, part of Huating town's rural tourism complex project, is under construction. [Photo/jiading.gov.cn] |
The first stage is under construction, with a total investment of more than 100 million yuan ($15.4 million), will consist of five markets featuring local specialties, folk craft, culture, flower, and fruit, and three other supporting facilities.
The specialties market is expected to house 108 kinds of delicacies from all over the country. And its first stage has already brought in over 50 kinds of delicacies, covering rice, noodles, soup, cakes, and drinks.
The folk craft market will constitute of ten workshops featuring rice, flour, cooking oil, liquor, sauce, cloth, garlic, tofu, bean sprout, and fermented glutinous rice. The products are made using traditional tools and generations of passed down experience. The market will help display and preserve folk craft.
The cultural market will be based on the renovation of local cultural facilities such as a rural bookstore and a painting academy, showing visitors the characteristics of local culture.
The 10,000 square meters flower market will integrate flower plantation and sales, gardening skills training, and popularization of flower knowledge. It will also become an ideal site for photography in Maoqiao.