The newly established convenient trade area not only provides a relatively fixed business place for the roving stalls, but also gives citizens access to the freshest seasonal fruits and vegetables. [Photo/WeChat account: jstzrb]

In a bid to promote the civilized operation and effective management of the No 1 farmers' market, the Jinsha branch of the Tongzhou district market supervision administration advised the market to establish a management association in late September.

To solve the problem that there were many roving stalls outside the market, the association set up a convenient trade area on the east side of the market, and made more than 40 booths free to the sellers.

The convenient trade area not only provides a relatively fixed business place for the roving stalls, but also gives citizens access to the freshest seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Yang Meiqin, a farmer from Hongxi village, used to sell self-grown vegetables at the roadside outside the market.

"In the past, we set up stalls wherever there was open space, which was very inconvenient," Yang said. "Especially on rainy days, the ground was covered by water and mud, and quite dirty."

"Now, we can place our vegetables and fruits in the booths and won't get wet in the rain, and more and more people come to buy vegetables as the environment is beautified," Yang added.

In addition to the booths, the Jinsha branch also paid a great deal of attention to the parking problem. Parking areas for automobiles, electric and ordinary bicycles at the west and north of the market were designed, and put into use on Oct 27. The 40-min free parking time is enough for consumers to buy food.

A furniture area located at the west of the market was transformed into a parking area for the operators' tricycles.

Sun Wei, an official of the Jinsha branch, said that they will focus on improving management regulations, promote construction of reward and punishment in the market, and emphasize internal transformation and upgrading as well as garbage classification to further improve the market's operation and shopping environment.