The vegetable market is the “most grounded” place to ensure people’s livelihood. It maintains the safety of everyone’s tongue and is also an important window to show urban civilization. After nearly four months of “closed door” transformation, the phase I upgrading project of Zhongshan Shalang market was successfully completed and opened on March 22.
The island layout of the stalls in the Shalang market and the industries operated by districts make it more convenient for consumers to purchase.
“Before the transformation, I felt that the market was gloomy. When I came in to buy vegetables, I always wanted to leave immediately after buying them. Now the situation is very different. The market is much brighter and the ground is dry. After buying vegetables, I want to walk around again. I feel that visiting the vegetable market is also a kind of enjoyment!” Aunt Li said excitedly when she learned that the market was open.
Shalang market, located in the West District, was built in 1994 and has spent 27 spring, summer, autumn and winter with the surrounding people. Due to the failure to implement large-scale transformation for many years, there are some problems in the site, such as the dilapidated stall facilities, ground collapse, aging power facilities and so on, which brings great inconvenience to the management of the market and the operation of merchants. In order to improve the business environment in the market, enhance the comfort and security of customers’ shopping and enhance the civilized image of the market, Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co.Ltd(000685) marketing company launched the phase I upgrading project of Shalang market at the end of November last year, and invested more than 3.7 million yuan to completely upgrade the drainage, ground, electrical, safety facilities and decoration, with a reconstruction area of about 1994 m2.
Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co.Ltd(000685) market company started the phase I upgrading project of Shalang market at the end of November last year.
It is reported that the phase I reconstruction area has increased the daylighting in the venue by changing the peripheral closed shops to the surrounding open stalls. With reasonable lighting settings, the overall environment in the venue has an obvious lighting effect, and consumers can see the products sold by merchants at a glance outside the market; After the transformation, a total of 76 paving gears are set. The stalls with island layout and industries operated in different areas make it more convenient for consumers to purchase.
In the phase I reconstruction area, by changing the peripheral closed shops to the surrounding open stalls, the daylighting in the site is increased, and with reasonable lighting settings, the overall environment in the site is obviously brightened.
It is worth mentioning that before the market transformation, the non-staple food stalls were occupied by some merchants due to the small area of stalls, which brought many difficulties to the market management. After the transformation, the area of non-staple food stalls was expanded, which not only met the needs of merchants’ goods stacking and storage of various facilities, but also solved the problem of road occupation and won the praise of merchants and consumers. It is understood that the upgrading plan of Shalang market is carried out in three phases, and the second phase of the upgrading project is expected to start in April this year.
[interview and writing] Liao Han, reporter of Nanfang Daily
[correspondent] Wu Jiawen
