What does going to the market originally mean?

Going to the market is a folk custom. In the south, it is called going to the market, going to the mountains, and taking advantage of the market.

A market refers to a form of commodity trading activities that gather regularly. It mainly refers to a form of trade organization left over from an era or region where the commodity economy was underdeveloped. Going to the market is an essential activity in the lives of working people, and going to the market also has a certain cycle.

Going to the market is commonly known as going to the streets to do shopping or other business in Henan. Going to the market has been an activity since ancient times in Shangqiu, Henan. There is a market every two days. People from all directions gather in a market to buy daily necessities needed for home, such as clothing, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc.

Location of markets:

Markets are mostly located in central villages and towns, temple resorts and urban edge areas with moderate locations and convenient transportation; they can also be extended to places or settlements where transactions are conducted. Rural market towns are the basic structural units of the economic space network and are at the lower level of central places in the concept of central place systems.

With its special functions and scale, the market is both connected and different from the general town. Market towns focus on economic activities and develop based on their economic functions. It is the starting point for rural commodity purchase and collection and the end point for commodity sales. It is responsible for the purchase and transaction of rural production and living materials, and agricultural products.