YINGKOU, China, Nov. 20, 2025 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ --
As winter deepens, the Hongqi Market in Bayuquan District, Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, is brimming with warmth and bustling activity. This ancient market, with a history of over 300 years, is once again radiating vitality in the winter, becoming a new cultural and tourism landmark that carries folk memories and conveys the warmth of everyday life, attracting numerous residents and tourists to experience its unique ambiance of life.
The history of the Hongqi Market can be traced back to the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It has evolved from an early spontaneously formed roadside market into today's large comprehensive market, covering an area of about 130,000 square meters and containing over 3,700 stalls. The market encompasses a rich variety of categories, including fresh produce, snacks, and handicrafts, meeting diverse consumer needs. With the inheritance of folk culture and the demonstration of intangible cultural heritage techniques at its core, live exhibitions of intangible cultural heritage techniques such as paper-cutting and embroidery, along with local folk performances, are staged in succession, making the market a "living classroom" for cultural dissemination.
Today, the Hongqi Market is not only a new cultural and tourism landmark that carries folk memories and conveys the warmth of everyday life but also a popular must-visit site to experience Yingkou's local culture. As the winter tourism peak season approaches, it attracts visitors from all directions with its vibrant ambiance of life and rich cultural atmosphere, radiating vibrant vitality.
Source: Publicity Department of the CPC Yingkou Municipal Committee
