Zhongyi Market
忠义市场
A local food market just outside the south gate of the old town, with Naxi snacks, flowers and wild mushrooms. It is a good place to experience everyday life in Lijiang.
Zhongyi Market lies just outside the south gate of Dayan Old Town, to the southeast of the Mu Mansion. It is the general produce market where local residents of Lijiang shop for groceries. Snack stalls sell Naxi bing (flatbread), chicken bean jelly, rice sausage and cured pork ribs. There are also Yunnan flowers, dried goods, cured meat, and, in the rainy season, piles of wild mushrooms (matsutake, porcini and chicken-leg mushrooms). Many visitors buy ingredients and then have them cooked at the processing shops next door. Entry is free. The best time to come is between 8 and 10 am, and allow about 1 hour for browsing and eating. It is a 10-minute walk from Sifang Street. Prices are lower than inside the old town. Always cook wild mushrooms thoroughly to avoid poisoning.
Opening hours
about 07:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Mu Mansion
- Old Town of Lijiang (Dayan)
- Sifang Square
- Wangu Pavilion (Lion Hill)
- Naxi Ancient Music Concert
- Lijiang Water Wheels
- Black Dragon Pool
- Lijiang Romance Park
Places to eat nearby
- Junziyou Wild Mushroom Hotpot & Specialty Courtyard Restaurant (Lijiang Old Town Store)
- Erge Rice Noodles (Lijiang Store)
- No. 88 Snack Shop
- Xiaoxike Yunnan Specialty Restaurant (Naxi Courtyard Store)
- Apoqing Cured Rib Hotpot (Old Town Flagship Store)
- Fuxian Xiaoguofan Yunnan Folk Flavor Restaurant (Shuhe Ancient Town Store)