Night markets quietly emerged in the mid-and-late Tang Dynasty.Some traders stopped setting up stalls in the eastern and western markets.They bold ly carved open the walls of the"Fangs,"doing their business ...Night markets quietly emerged in the mid-and-late Tang Dynasty.Some traders stopped setting up stalls in the eastern and western markets.They bold ly carved open the walls of the"Fangs,"doing their business by opening their doors to the street,and often ran till late at night,to which the government would turn a blind eye.From that time on,the"Fangs"for residence and the"markets"for trade were gradually mixed,so the"Fang"and market system was broken,and night markets quietly emerged.Just imagine if you were a"Jinwuwei"(security guard)in Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty,how would you hunt down the assassins in the city?展开更多
文摘Night markets quietly emerged in the mid-and-late Tang Dynasty.Some traders stopped setting up stalls in the eastern and western markets.They bold ly carved open the walls of the"Fangs,"doing their business by opening their doors to the street,and often ran till late at night,to which the government would turn a blind eye.From that time on,the"Fangs"for residence and the"markets"for trade were gradually mixed,so the"Fang"and market system was broken,and night markets quietly emerged.Just imagine if you were a"Jinwuwei"(security guard)in Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty,how would you hunt down the assassins in the city?
