Gansu (甘肃省) · 8 markets · 4 cities
8 markets in Gansu, grouped by city. The opening column is the part to read first: a country market stands empty except on its own dates. Chinese addresses are given as they are written, which is the form to show a driver.
Most common here: Morning market (3), Night market (3), Country market (1). See all provinces, or what the six kinds of market are and why most of them are shut today.
3 markets
Lanzhou (兰州)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Lanzhou Morning Market Circuit (兰州早市群（木塔巷/二热/光华街/大坝/桃海等）)Lanzhou’s morning markets by lane, from Muta to Erre and Guanghua, with bread and meat smells over all of them.(木塔巷早市（6:00–9:00）、二热早市（6:00–10:00）、光华街早市（七里河区，6:30–10:00）、天畅农贸市场（6:00–9:00）、西固大坝早市（7:00–12:00，兰州十大早市第二）、桃海早市（6:00–10:00）、团结街早市等) | Morning market | Times not recorded |
| Wuquan Morning Market (五泉早市（五泉老街）)The busiest morning market in Lanzhou, moved to a new site in February 2025 with 500 stalls over 2.7 hectares and about 50,000 people a day. Beef noodles, meat pies, grey pea pudding and sweet fermented grain.(城关区五泉老街五福广场) | Morning market | Daily · 7:00 to 14:00 |
| Yuzhong Heping Town Fair (榆中和平镇大集)A suburban township fair on Tuesday and Friday.(兰州市榆中县和平镇) | Country market | Weekly |
2 markets
Dunhuang (敦煌)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Dunhuang “Dunhuang Ji” Intangible Heritage Market (敦煌”敦煌集”非遗文创集市)Thirty-odd heritage craft stalls: Dunhuang woodblock prints, scarves and small ornaments.(敦煌市（夜市区域）) | Night market | Times not recorded |
| Dunhuang Shazhou Night Market (敦煌沙州夜市（沙州食驿）)Dunhuang’s night market, more than 1,200 traders covering food, crafts, heritage demonstrations and farm produce. Sand onion beef pies, apricot juice, donkey meat noodles and red willow kebabs.(敦煌市沙州镇（沙州食驿街区）) | Night market | Daily |
2 markets
Tianshui (天水)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Tianshui Fanggu Street Morning Market (天水仿古街早市 + 育生巷早市)Two of the best known morning markets in Tianshui, selling fruit, vegetables, meat and breakfast. Lard pastries at 2.5 yuan, spicy noodles and cold skin noodles.(天水市仿古街便民市场（大型综合市场）；育生巷早市) | Morning market | Times not recorded |
| Tianshui Mapaoquan Market (天水马跑泉市场)A large market where farmers from around sell their own chillies and aubergines, with vegetables arriving by the truckload.(天水市麦积区马跑泉镇) | Everyday market | Times not recorded |
1 market
Linxia (临夏)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Linxia Bafang Thirteen Alleys (临夏八坊十三巷（夜市+早市）)Thirteen lanes listed as a national night-time culture district, with Hui brick carving, Han woodwork and Tibetan painting in the buildings. The square turns into an open produce market at dawn.(临夏市前河沿西路北（八坊十三巷景区，4A 级，总面积约 41 万㎡）) | Night market | Daily |
Going on the Right Day
Market dates move, and the ones that run on the lunar calendar move against the calendar on your phone. Tell our local team where you will be and on which dates, and they will say which of these are open while you are there and which are worth the detour.