Henan (河南省) · 22 markets · 8 cities
22 markets in Henan, 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: Night market (9), Morning market (5), Everyday market (4). See all provinces, or what the six kinds of market are and why most of them are shut today.
6 markets
Kaifeng (开封)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Kaifeng Dongchenzhuang Night Market (开封东陈庄夜市)About 200 stalls at student prices, with large portions and few visitors.(龙亭区东陈庄) | Night market | Daily · 18:00 to 23:00 |
| Kaifeng Drum Tower Night Market (开封鼓楼夜市)The night market on the central square, where most visitors are taken and prices run higher. Fried jelly noodles, almond tea, roast pork knuckle and soup dumplings.(鼓楼区鼓楼广场) | Night market | Daily · 18:00 to 23:00 |
| Kaifeng Night Market Circuit (开封夜市群（鼓楼/西司/老河大/书店街）)Kaifeng traces its night markets to the Northern Song capital, and the four serve different crowds: the Drum Tower for visitors, Xisi for residents, the old university gate for students. Soup dumplings, braised fish, almond tea and mutton griddle bread.(鼓楼夜市（鼓楼区鼓楼广场，紧邻书店街）；西司夜市（鼓楼区丁角街，近包公湖）；老河大夜市（河南大学明伦校区旁）；书店街夜市（紧邻鼓楼）) | Night market | Daily |
| Kaifeng Old Henan University West Gate Night Market (开封老河大西门夜市)A cheap night market by the Henan University campus, mostly students and residents, with none of the tourist dressing.(顺河回族区明伦街) | Night market | Daily · 18:00 to 23:00 |
| Kaifeng Simen Morning Market (Dongda Mosque Hui Snack Street) (开封寺门早市（东大寺回族小吃街）)The Hui snack street in front of the Dongda mosque, where Kaifeng’s four-flavour soup is listed as intangible heritage: mutton bone broth with beef balls, day lily and gluten, refilled free.(顺河回族区东大寺门前) | Morning market | Daily · 5:30 to 13:00 |
| Kaifeng Xisi Night Market (Dingjiao Street) (开封西司夜市（丁角街夜市）)The night market Kaifeng residents pick, beside Baogong Lake, about 200 stalls at 30 to 40 yuan a head. Mutton griddle bread, fried jelly noodles, almond tea and braised skewers.(鼓楼区丁角街) | Night market | Daily · 18:00 to 23:00 |
5 markets
Xinyang (信阳)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Xinyang Dongguan Farmers Market (信阳东关农贸市场)An old Xinyang market where the lean pork ball soup is taken with pepper and sometimes basil, a habit that stops at the city limits.(浉河区东关) | Everyday market | Daily · 6:00 to 12:00 |
| Xinyang Pengjingyuan Morning Market (信阳盆景园早市（太平缸胡同）)Xinyang’s breakfast market, where north meets south: Wuhan hot dry noodles alongside Henan peppery soup, from half past five.(浉河区盆景园/太平缸胡同) | Morning market | Daily · 5:30 to 10:00 |
| Xinyang Shihe Grand Market (信阳浉河大市场)One of the busiest morning markets in Xinyang, with fish from the Nanwan reservoir and produce from the hills.(浉河区市区) | Everyday market | Daily · 6:00 to 12:00 |
| Xinyang Xinxian Xiaoxi Street Morning Market (信阳新县小西街早市)A morning market in a Dabie mountain county known for the generals it produced, with breakfast stalls along the road and inside the hall.(新县新集镇小西街) | Morning market | Daily · 5:30 to 10:00 |
| Xinyang Yangshan Fourth Street Market (信阳羊山四街菜市场)Two streets, one of shops and one of ground stalls, and the widest range in Xinyang, including the basil the city cooks with.(平桥区羊山新区四街) | Everyday market | Daily · 6:00 to 12:00 |
4 markets
Luoyang (洛阳)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Luoyang Changchun Road Morning Market (洛阳长春路早市（长春路农贸市场）)A market street in the Jianxi industrial district where produce stalls and breakfast stands run together. Bean curd soup, egg-filled pancakes, crisp fish and layered cakes.(涧西区长春路街道) | Morning market | Daily · 6:00 to 11:00 |
| Luoyang Cross Street Night Market (老城十字街夜市)The best known night market in Luoyang, laid out on the Ming and Qing street grid, six in the evening to half past midnight. Flower cakes, sweet dumplings, tripe and pot stickers.(老城区十字街（丽景门附近），地铁1号线青年宫站/老集站步行可达) | Night market | Daily |
| Luoyang Minzhu Street Old Town Food Street (洛阳民主街（老城老字号美食街）)411 metres of pedestrian street holding Luoyang’s old shop names, produce by day and snacks at night. Starch noodles, thick noodle soup, oil tea and fried jelly.(老城区民主街) | Morning market | Daily · 7:00 to 21:00 |
| Luoyang Morning Market Circuit (洛阳老集/洛阳早市网络)Luoyang starts the day on soup. Beef, mutton and donkey broth with flatbread, from the soup houses and vegetable stalls around the old market quarter.(老城区老集（八角楼金街附近）及各区早市) | Night market | Times not recorded |
3 markets
Zhengzhou (郑州)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Jiankang Road Night Market (健康路夜市)Zhengzhou’s long-standing night market, more than 300 stalls covering food, clothes and trinkets, with the snack section alone running to eighty. Mutton skewers, grilled squid, almond tea and fried jelly noodles.(金水区健康路（北起黄河路、南至金水路，全长约 700 米），地铁5号线郑州人民医院站 C 口步行 300 米) | Night market | Daily · 18:30 to 22:00 |
| Zhengzhou Night Market Circuit (郑州夜市网络（永安街/工人路等）)Night markets spread through the old-town lanes. Yong’an Street is the one for hole-in-the-wall kitchens and plain local cooking.(永安街（阿生哥柳州螺蛳粉、老陈鸭肠王等）、工人路等) | Night market | Times not recorded |
| Zhengzhou Weisilu Farmers Market (郑州纬四路农贸市场)An old Zhengzhou market behind what used to be the provincial government, known for trimmed and washed vegetables, with cooked food shops around it.(金水区花园路街道) | Everyday market | Daily · 7:00 to 21:00 |
1 market
Anyang (安阳)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Anyang Shuye Town Market Fair (安阳水冶大集（物资交流大会）)A trade fair with 1,400 years behind it, drawing traders from four provinces. Several hundred stalls along the street, with lifted-opera performances and a livestock ground still in use.(殷都区水冶镇) | Country market | On set dates · 8:00 to 17:00 |
1 market
Nanyang (南阳)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Nanyang Zhenping Shifosi Jade Carving Bay Market (南阳镇平石佛寺玉雕湾市场)Described as the largest jade carving market in the world, handling a reported 80 per cent of the Hetian jade raw material trade, with some 400,000 people working in it. Trading from half past six, with an auction on Saturdays.(镇平县石佛寺镇) | Seasonal fair | One season a year · 6:30 to 18:30 |
1 market
Shangqiu (商丘)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Shangqiu Huoshentai Temple Fair (商丘火神台庙会)A temple fair from the first day of the lunar year to the second day of the second month, grown out of sacrifices to the Shang ancestor Ebo. Ironwork fireworks, craft stalls and eastern Henan food.(睢阳区火神台景区) | Country market | On set dates · 8:00 to 18:00 |
1 market
Zhoukou (周口)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Zhoukou Huaiyang Taihao Mausoleum Temple Fair (周口淮阳太昊陵庙会)A temple fair running a full month from the second day of the second lunar month, at the tomb of Fuxi. Reported attendance has passed 800,000 in a single day. Clay dogs, cloth tigers, incense and ironwork fireworks.(淮阳区城关镇) | Country market | Lunar dates 2 of each ten-day run · 8:00 to 18:00 |
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.