Collection is a great test of personal knowledge and vision. People who love to collect sometimes listen to others' introduction to collect things, and some people are looking for things everywhere, hoping to find the original stone jade. In fact, in Beijing, there is a humble "flea market", but it is a paradise for collectors, from which countless people get rich.
The flea market is very popular in recent years, and many people can find valuable things there. Every time I travel outside, in addition to punching in hot spots and delicious food, I will also visit the flea market in that place. For example, I have been to Grand Bazaar in Turkey, Meigong Railway Market in Bangkok, Thailand, and Flea Market in Madrid, Spain. I think visiting the local flea market is the best way to understand the local customs and history.
When it comes to the domestic second-hand market, we must mention Panjiayuan in Beijing, which is a very famous second-hand market. Panjiayuan is located in the imperial city. Panjiayuan has everything except what you can't think of and find. The area of Panjiayuan is equivalent to seven football fields. There are a wide range of things in it, including ancient furniture, ancient calligraphy and painting handed down for thousands of years, and exquisite jewelry and jade articles. No wonder it can be a collector's paradise.
Panjiayuan used to be a "ghost market". It is said that in the late Qing Dynasty, many wealthy families sold their antique paintings and calligraphy. But most of the people who sell these valuable things are rich children or prominent people in that area, so this kind of transaction is invisible. So they set up a ghost market. At three or four in the morning, people who need to trade will gather here. Buyers and sellers simply don't know each other's identity and can't see each other clearly. Very safe.
In the 1980s, there was no Panjiayuan. It was called "Panjiayao" at that time. It was only later that people thought the name was too ugly that it was changed to Panjiayuan. At first, only some local residents took out their second-hand goods and set up stalls for sale. Unexpectedly, Panjiayuan became famous and gradually became the largest flea market in China. Now many vendors in Beijing come here, and some vendors from other places have heard of it. The word "Panjiayuan" often appears in various film and television works.
How can we go shopping in an all-round way when we arrive at Panjiayuan? From the gate of Panjiayuan, you can see the big wall, and the market is divided into two areas: east and west. The East District is close to the subway, and vendors will set up their stalls there. The west area is an open-air stall, and the players themselves bargain with Mazar, which is quite popular.
When I first entered the market, I found that there were really too many objects inside, and I felt like everything. Look here, stroll there, see if the price is right, everyone wants it. But if you visit for a long time, you will have a new experience.
To be honest, Panjiayuan is a second-hand market, but when you get here, you will find that buying or not is not the most important thing. More importantly, what you have seen, heard and learned here. As long as there is a little gain, consider yourself lucky to have come.
Here, you can hear the legend of looking for antiques, see antique books, and personally touch Madagascar's "agate", which makes people feel that this trip is really glad you came! Moreover, I heard that many people feel that if they don't go to Panjiayuan for a day, they will feel that the walnuts in their hands have lost their sense of reality.
It is worth mentioning that Panjiayuan also has a special area, which is some "old school" collectors. They are different from those tourists who "join in the fun". Compared with them, these collectors are more purposeful. All they can see is bodhi, walnuts and olives. Even if these collectors don't buy anything, the stall owner will be happy as long as he sits there. It is said that a smile will always come, and a smile is the best sign. Many guests went to the stall owner to see it.
In fact, Panjiayuan's antique secondhand goods are very attractive, but the most interesting thing is the people and things that happened there. For example, the famous "Four Heavenly Kings" in the literary circle: Dong Pan, Lu, Nan Rou and Bei Brush, often use some jadeite, big beeswax and other items to create some grotesque shapes. As the saying goes, there are people outside, and there are days behind. Panjiayuan is a place with many mysterious master sellers, which makes Panjiayuan a very interesting second-hand market.
As we all know, Panjiayuan has much more things than any museum. I think, in addition to secondhand goods, this place is more attractive to all kinds of people and stories that really happened. Even people who don't like these collections can come here to have a look, and they will really have different feelings.
Here, there are more than 4,000 shops and thousands of businessmen, and there are many ancient collections. Many collectors like to go to Panjiayuan. As the largest flea market in China, Panjiayuan has an annual turnover of one billion yuan.
Panjiayuan has a large scale, with many business districts, and each business district is well managed by the environment. The ghost market of Panjiayuan still exists. Every Saturday and Sunday is the opening time of Guishi, and Panjiayuan will be very lively at this time. Many tourists and collectors will come here to join in the fun, but there are also many things in the ghost market. Some people will find what they like, and some people will get a fake by luck.
People who are knowledgeable or lucky are naturally willing to buy precious treasures at low prices, and they also have the motivation to come back next time, but there are also people who have been cheated. To this end, I'm here to give you a suggestion: it's ok to join in the fun, but if you don't know much about this, you'd better not buy anything. Otherwise, it is easy to buy fake goods, regret is not good, and it will ruin the good mood of traveling.
Only those experts know the benefits of finding good things, and only they can buy what they like in the ghost market. Unexpectedly, someone can make a fortune in Panjiayuan. He just spent dozens of dollars to buy a Gu Jian. I didn't expect this seemingly ordinary Gu Jian to come from the Yuan Dynasty, and it sold for hundreds of thousands when it changed hands. You see, luck is also very important! In the vast ghost market, if you want to buy good things at the lowest price, you need good luck besides good eyesight.
People like Panjiayuan because it is like a museum, with everything in it, which is particularly attractive and inexpensive. When the mood comes, you can also come here to pick up the leaks and try your luck.