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　　 In Yanjing, the earliest antique ghost market was the Yandai Xiejie outside Di’anmen in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. In those days, national disasters were at stake, not to mention that the common people were not living anymore, even those Baqizi brothers or the wealthy children were all in panic all day long. And some things that seemed to be serious illegal in modern times were more and more rampant in that era. For example, tomb thief.

In that era, on the pipe side street outside Di’anmen, there were many people trading antiques before dawn, because many treasures were sold by rich children or tomb robbers. The former was afraid of losing face and the latter was afraid of lawsuits. They all go to the market to sell things in the dark, so they are called "ghost markets".

　　 Later, as the social order became more turbulent, ghost markets also increased in Yanjing, but most of these ghost markets appeared outside the Forty-Nine City, such as the old eight ghost markets mentioned earlier.

Of course, in addition to the ghost market, the antique market of Zhenger Eight Classics in Yanjing before liberation was not without, for example, the Liulichang that was formed in the early Qing Dynasty, the Fulong Temple, and the old Dongan market. These markets can be regarded as Zhenger. Bajing antique market.

However, after the liberation, as a special commodity, antiques were "banned" by the state. The industry policy of "public-private partnership" made many private antique shops gradually fade out of the market, and the treasures scattered among the folks were labeled "three unifications". Under the policy of the State, that is, unified purchase, unified pricing, and unified sales by the state, forming a state-owned cultural relics store dominating the world. At that time, Yanjing City could be regarded as a formal antique collection market and it was only a dozen cultural relic shops. For example, the Yanjing Cultural Relics Store at that time specialized in antique treasures, while the Huaxia Bookstore specialized in ancient books, calligraphy, and used books.

　　 There is no doubt that in the circulation of domestic antique collections, state-owned cultural relics stores have occupied the position of the main communication channel, and have played a very important role in preventing the loss of cultural relics, rescuing precious cultural relics, and obtaining foreign exchange.

But we have to see that this special "channel" is also in a state of "closed door and self-employment". For a long period of time, it is often only open to foreign guests, and the Chinese cannot become buyers. This greatly Affected the overall healthy development of my country's cultural and entertainment market. At that time, some radical antique collectors in China had no choice but to take the risk of "violating the law" and go to the private sector to purchase them alone.

　　 So under this circumstance, the "ghost market" that had disappeared for a long time appeared again.

　　 During the period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, the buying and selling of antiques was in a situation where illegal and legal entanglement was in a state of entanglement. Most of the antiques business was conducted underground and semi-underground. For example, in the late 1970s, Yanjing Longtan Park formed a large-scale bird market. In addition to selling birds, it also began selling old bird cages, old cage catches, and old bird bars. The most typical ones that can be called antiques are the bird food jars of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, many of which are exquisite. It is said that at that time, a Qianlong blue and white bird food jar only sold for 50 yuan at most! However, it is precisely because of the existence of this kind of sale that Longtan Lake Bird City has been repeatedly raided by the Public Security Bureau and the Cultural Relics Bureau.

　　 In that era, there was also a very peculiar phenomenon, that is, the rural areas around Yanjing suddenly became active. For example, in that era, farmers in X County, Hebei Province, and other places used bicycles to load two large baskets with old porcelain collected from Shili Baxiang, ten vehicles and eight vehicles in a group, and set off in the middle of the night to Di’anmen and Hu. Delivery to cultural relic stores such as Fangqiao. The "convoy" came early, these shops had not yet opened, and there was already a long queue at the door. Beside these teams, there is often a group of people in the city "next to", chatting and chatting with the peasants. These are the "first movers" of China's antiques.

At that time, the cultural relics store received the goods, and the bid was very low. A pair of "300 pieces" porcelain bottles-people often called a large porcelain bottle with a mouth, shoulders, double ears, and a height of about 1.48 meters to 1.50 meters. It is three hundred large bottles, the price ranges from a few yuan to a dozen yuan (is it very cheap? It is really cheap, although most of the three hundred porcelain vases are from the Daoguang period and even the beginning of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, but they are so big. The bottle is only ten yuan for a pair, it is really unimaginable!), the acquisition conditions are also very harsh, and if it is slightly disabled, it will be rejected. Those "forerunners" outside the door waited for the opportunity to come to negotiate prices and intercept the goods that the farmers could not sell. Most of the earliest antique dealers in Yenching remember the era of "chasing the big basket", which should be regarded as the “prehistoric period” of Yenching’s modern antique market.

　　 There is a tradition in the antique market in Yanjing, that is, the antique business is mixed with the trading of junk goods. This is the situation in the "ghost market" before liberation. Also in the early 1980s, a second-hand goods market was formed at the north gate of Xuanwu Park and opened every Thursday. Because at that time, Yanjing was closed by district, and Xuanwu District was closed on Thursday. The whole street is full of used goods, including bicycle parts, daily sundries, and antique stalls.

By the mid-1980s, the transaction volume of antiques and artworks increased sharply, so several interesting antique markets appeared in Yanjing~www.readwn.com~ First of all, the management of Xuanwu Park antique market forced antiques. The merchants moved north and gathered to the west of Guohua Shopping Center on Changchun Street. At first, this market and the miscellaneous place selling vegetables were crowded out of vegetable stalls, and it became quite large. At that time, in order to prevent being checked, those who set up the stalls spread a piece of cloth on the ground and placed a few things on it. As soon as the wind and grass moved, they grabbed the four corners of the cloth, lifted it up, and ran.

　　 Almost at the same time, an antique market also appeared in Gulou, which is adjacent to a stall selling snacks such as smashed belly. Soon there was a qualitative leap, the market set up special sheds, and the antique stall became an antique shop. However, this market has been open for several years, but it has never been officially approved by the cultural relics department.

At about this time, due to market management and other reasons, antique dealers suddenly came for a "Crusade", almost collectively heading east, and moved to Shabanzhuang in CY District, a place full of weeds. , The original site of the current Yanjing Antique City. Around this time, a market appeared on a **** just a stone’s throw from the northwest of Shabanzhuang. This is the predecessor of the Panjiayuan Market.

　　 At that time, vendors from other places carried baskets and sack on their backs, and they set up their stalls here every Sunday. Soon the market scale developed. Shabanzhuang echoes with Panjiayuan, marking the development of BJ antique market to a new stage. At this time, the government's regulatory agencies have basically recognized the legitimacy of the market, from blindly investigating to optimizing the situation.

Then, Shabanzhuang became the Yanjing Antique City, and Panjiayuan developed into the country’s largest collection and distribution center for antiques and second-hand goods, attracting 60,000 to 70,000 treasure hunters and tourists to visit here every day, including more than one. Ten thousand foreigners.

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