Shanxi (山西省) · 9 markets · 5 cities
9 markets in Shanxi, 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: Country market (7), Morning market (2). See all provinces, or what the six kinds of market are and why most of them are shut today.
3 markets
Taiyuan (太原)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Jiajiazhai Fendong Fair (贾家寨汾东大集)An open-air fair on Saturday mornings, running from birds and pets through vegetables and clothing to the snack rows at the end.(太原市（小店区贾家寨）) | Country market | Weekly · 7:00 to 12:00 |
| Kaihuasi Morning Market (开化寺早市)Set inside an antiques market, about 4,000 square metres with some 300 traders. Breakfast includes toutou (头脑), a Taiyuan broth of mutton and yam eaten early, alongside fried dough sticks, tofu pudding and oil cakes.(迎泽区开化寺古玩市场内（开化寺街63号，地铁2号线开化寺街站）) | Morning market | Daily · 5:30 to 9:00 |
| Taiyuan Morning Market Circuit (太原早市群（省体育场/南上庄/龙潭/军民路等）)Four morning markets under one entry, each with its own hour. The stadium market is the one for fried dumplings, mutton soup and noodles; Nanshangzhuang is cheapest for cold dishes; Junminlu sells Shandong vegetables by the case; the Saturday street fair runs two kilometres.(省体育场早市（体育路与王村南街交叉口西南角）、南上庄早市、龙潭大集（龙潭公园东门）、军民路早市（晋安西街）、向阳店大街（每周二6:30–12:00）、中环街周六集市（全长约2公里）) | Morning market | Daily · 6:00 to 9:30 |
2 markets
Datong (大同)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Datong Open-air Market Circuit (大同露天集市群（玉河东路/小站/狗市）)Farmers from the villages around Datong selling their own crop, on a different day for each site. Long rows covering food, clothing and household goods at village prices.(玉河东路（玉水康城小区附近）；小站；狗市（周六日）) | Country market | Weekly |
| Zhangliuzhuang Village Fair (云冈区张留庄村传统大集)A village fair on the 15th of each month that pulls in the surrounding countryside, close to the Yungang grottoes.(大同市云冈区张留庄村) | Country market | On set dates |
2 markets
Jinzhong (晋中)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Jiexiu Village Fairs (介休各村赶集)Village fairs where the dates are remembered as a phrase rather than a number. Lianfu opens on days carrying a five, Longtou and Hantun on days carrying a four or an eight.(晋中市介休市各乡镇村（连福镇、东葫芦、龙凤镇瓦屋村、龙头村、韩屯、西段屯等）) | Country market | On set dates |
| Pingyao Township Fair Network (平遥乡镇赶集网)The layer of Pingyao that sits outside the walled town. Forty-eight townships take turns on the lunar calendar, Dongquan on the 5th, 15th and 25th, Hongshan on the 4th, 14th and 24th.(晋中市平遥县各乡镇（东泉镇、洪善镇、宁固镇等 48 个乡镇赶集点）) | Country market | Lunar dates 5, 15, 25 |
1 market
Linfen (临汾)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Xiangfen County Township Fairs (襄汾县乡镇大集)County fairs on alternating dates, at their fullest in the weeks before the lunar new year. One of them is held at Taosi, beside the late neolithic site of the same name.(临汾市襄汾县各乡镇（邓庄、汾城、古城、陶寺、南辛店、中陈等）) | Country market | Lunar dates 1, 4, 7 of each ten-day run |
1 market
Yuncheng (运城)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Yuncheng Yanhu District Township Fairs (运城盐湖区乡镇赶集网)Township fairs around the salt lake, each on its own repeating dates. Xiezhou, which holds the main temple to Guan Yu, opens on the 3rd, 6th and 9th.(运城市盐湖区各乡镇（解州镇、北相镇、泓芝驿镇、三路里镇、陶村镇、常平、龙居镇等）) | Country market | On set dates |
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.