How affordable is the big market in Zibo, Shandong? Follow short-video blogger B Tai to experience Qingcheng Market in Gaoqing,Zibo,Shangdong

On October 10th, B Tai, a blogger with 25 million followers, released a video documenting his visit to Qingcheng Market in Gaoqing, Zibo. Within hours of going live, it garnered over 400,000 likes, sparking widespread attention online. In the video, Qingcheng Market was as lively as ever. But this trip wasn't just about browsing the market—B Tai also did something heartwarming.

At the market, several elderly vegetable farmers were tending their stalls, selling greens and produce they had grown themselves. B Tai went from stall to stall, bent down to ask prices, and bought up all the vegetables the seniors had worked so hard to grow. There was no loud fanfare for the camera—just simple, sincere words like, "Uncle, go on home, I'll take all of these." He even offered to pay the farmers more, feeling their prices were too low. In the video, he strolled through the entire market, stall after stall, all offering down-to-earth, quality local goods at honest prices.

Qingcheng Market is no ordinary marketplace. It boasts a history of over 500 years, flourishing as early as the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty. The old folks often say, "You might skip a grand banquet, but you'll never skip Qingcheng Market"—a testament to just how prosperous it once was.

Covering about 100,000 square meters, Qingcheng Market is centered around the Qingcheng Wenchang Pavilion, a nationally protected cultural heritage site. It is divided into over a dozen specialized sections, including fruit and vegetables, fresh produce, specialty foods, daily necessities, intangible cultural heritage crafts, and agricultural supplies and tools. From its early beginnings as a marketplace in Qingping Town in the Tang Dynasty, to the commercial boom of Qingcheng County in the Jin Dynasty, and its peak as "Thirteen Workshops" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Qingcheng Market has steadfastly upheld its tradition of opening on days ending in 2 and 7 of the lunar calendar, never once ceasing. Today, it remains one of the longest-enduring, largest, and most vibrant rural markets in the Yellow River's lower reaches.