WHEN speaking of a wet market, people often have the impression of a lack of proper hygiene and bad smells. Now, the Wuqu wet market in Bao’an District has taken on a new look following renovation and is able to offer residents a clean and pleasant shopping environment, the Bao’an Daily reported.

Built in 1985, the Wuqu market is one of the oldest wet markets in Bao’an and has a construction area of more than 5,800 square meters. Every morning during peak hours, the market bustles with people, while vendors briskly make trades.

Though inseparable from local residents’ lives, the market had become increasingly unappealing to shoppers due to its poor sanitary conditions and unsatisfactory management over the years, according to the Daily.

In order to improve the wet market’s environment, Xin’an Subdistrict decided to give it a facelift and implemented a series of pertinent measures to ensure an extensive transformation.

Walking into the Wuqu wet market, the reporter with the Daily found that it has changed a lot.

The cartons at the fruit and vegetable stalls are neatly arranged and the aisles are spacious. Vendors wear gloves while selling products and no excessive wastewater is found in front of seafood stalls. Moreover, there is no foul odor in the air.

“We have lived in the vicinity for more than 10 years. The Wuqu wet market has changed greatly in recent years. We used to think that it was dirty and thus seldom brought our children here to buy food,” a woman who was picking vegetables at a stall told the reporter.

“Now, it is much cleaner and more hygienic. We feel happy while buying food here,” the woman said.

It has been reported that the Wuqu wet market has been improving its environment since 2017, clearing out all of the temporary booths and rectifying problems like narrow aisles to ensure market cleanliness.

(Zhang Yu)