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  • cowboi
    University: NUIST
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    October 12, 2021 at 4:22 am

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    University: NUIST
    Nationality: China
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    University: NUIST
    Nationality: China
    October 5, 2021 at 1:03 am

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    cowboi
    University: NUIST
    Nationality: China
    October 4, 2021 at 1:48 pm

    When we are going on a trip to a brand new city, there are various ways to explore things there.   I prefer visiting local markets and shops because I can get to know different aspects of the city.

    First and foremost, visiting local markets and shops can help us learn about the local customs and environment,because some products are only sold in a particular place because they are never in need anywhere else. For example, there are different kinds of medicine sold in Guangzhou City, in Southern China, to kill pests at home such as cockroaches and flies due to the hot and wet summer there. Also, during spring festival, different kinds of flowers are sold in markets in Guangzhou because of one of the customs there is to plant flowers at the beginning of the Chinese lunar year.

    Second, we can learn about the industry of the city when visiting markets and shops. To be specific, some products sell better locally than after being transported miles away. For example, in Hangzhou City, we can buy various kinds of tea in local markets because many kinds of tea are produced in tea gardens around Hangzhou City.  As a result, when people travel to Hangzhou City and see different kinds of tea that they have never seen before, they can speculate that Hangzhou is one of the centers of tea production in China, and even around the world.

    However, it’s not to say that they other two ways, touring historic sites and going to restaurants and cafes, are trivial. It is certain that we can try local food in restaurants and know about the history of the city on tourist sites. However, they can only help us learn about a single aspect of the city. To be specific, we can enjoy nothing other than food in a restaurant and can only know about the past of the city in historic sites rather than what the city is like nowadays and what it will be in the future.

    Accordingly, I recommend that the best way to get to know a city is to visit local markets and shops.