Hebei (河北省) · 13 markets · 5 cities
13 markets in Hebei, 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 (9), Fishing port (3), Morning market (1). See all provinces, or what the six kinds of market are and why most of them are shut today.
5 markets
Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Chitushan Morning Market (赤土山新村早市)Opens in the small hours at three or four and is finished by nine. Fish and breakfast, mostly for people who live in Beidaihe.(北戴河区联峰北路) | Morning market | Daily · 3:00 to 4:00 |
| Hailanghua Aquatic Products Wholesale Market (海浪花水产批发市场)Reported as the largest seafood market in Qinhuangdao, selling mantis shrimp and crab by the catty at wholesale prices.(秦皇岛市区) | Fishing port | Times not recorded |
| Hedong Seafood Market (河东海鲜市场)A long-running fish market in Qinhuangdao, at its busiest in the weeks before the lunar new year.(秦皇岛市区（河东）) | Fishing port | Times not recorded |
| Niutouya Fair (牛头崖大集)A seafood fair on dates ending 2, 5, 8 and 0, with a local crowd and prices to match.(北戴河火车站附近) | Country market | On set dates |
| Qinhuangdao Piers (秦皇岛码头群（洋河口/沟渠寨/港城市场）)Landing points where boats sell as they dock, Yanghekou from about three in the afternoon and Gouquzhai from about four.(洋河口码头（蔚蓝海岸附近）、沟渠寨渔港码头（山海关区龙海大道）、港城市场（市民早市）) | Fishing port | Daily |
3 markets
Tangshan (唐山)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Daodi Fair (稻地集)An old fair on the 3rd and the 8th of the lunar month, given a rebuilt street in 2026. The lantern festival week brings singing and local performance.(路南区稻地镇（稻地古镇）) | Country market | Lunar dates 3, 8 of each ten-day run |
| Kaiping Fair (开平大集)Trading since the Ming dynasty, on the 5th and the 10th of the lunar month. Sliced sticky cake, fried mung bean crisps and pigeon dumplings from stalls that have kept their old names, with a second-hand section alongside.(开平区开平镇二街（北环道与东城路交叉口东北角）) | Country market | Lunar dates 5, 10 |
| Tangshan Urban Fairs (唐山市区大集群（果园集/宋学新庄等）)Two city fairs under one entry. Guoyuan runs all day, morning market through night market, while Songxuexinzhuang opens on the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th of the lunar month.(市区（路北/路南/开平）) | Country market | Lunar dates 2, 4, 7, 9 of each ten-day run |
2 markets
Baoding (保定)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Qingyuan Dazhuang Fair (清苑大庄大集)An old fair where three counties meet, selling donkey meat in a baked roll (驴肉火烧) by the thousand on each market day.(保定市清苑区大庄镇) | Country market | Times not recorded |
| Wumazhuang Fair (乌马庄大集)A crowded Baoding fair where office workers, students and residents buy the day’s food, with cooked meat counters near the entrance.(保定市区（地图搜”乌马庄大集”，公交 631 路等可达）) | Country market | Times not recorded |
2 markets
Shijiazhuang (石家庄)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Baifo Fair (白佛大集)A suburban fair close enough to Shijiazhuang to reach by metro.(石家庄市区（地铁 1 号线可达）) | Country market | Times not recorded |
| Tongye Fair (铜冶大集（鹿泉）)About three hectares laid out in zones, opening on dates ending 4 and 9. Poultry and hill produce, dried goods from north and south, snacks, clothing and hardware.(鹿泉区铜冶镇) | Country market | On set dates |
1 market
Cangzhou (Hejian) (沧州 / 河间)
| Market | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Hejian Fair Circuit (河间大集群（河间/兴村/留古寺/米各庄等）)A ring of fairs through the towns where the donkey meat roll began, each on its own pair of lunar dates. Stalls with thirty or forty years in one family sell the meat wrapped in flatbread.(沧州河间市各乡镇) | Country market | Lunar dates 1, 6 of each ten-day run |
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.