The Hotel Yak & Yeti where I stayed in Kathmandu (Yak and Yeti Hotel) is located on Durbar Marg in the center of Kathmandu, 10 minutes’ walk from Thamel District, the most famous and lively commercial street in Kathmandu. (Thamel) and Durdar Square (Durdar Square) are only about ten minutes' walk away, so I can easily wander around in this area that best embodies the style of Kathmandu.

? Early the next morning after arriving in Kathmandu, I walked out of the hotel before six o'clock in the morning and wanted to go shopping in Kathmandu's main attraction - Durbar Square. On the way to Durbar Square, we happened to pass by Asan Street, the most famous old street in Kathmandu. Unexpectedly, this place turned out to be a morning vegetable market in the morning. There were many small vendors setting up stalls selling vegetables along the street. The situation was very similar to the morning time in my hometown county during the reform and opening up 40 years ago. It aroused my memories and emotions of my hometown. ! So, my rush to Durbar Square was delayed here.

? In fact, every time I go to a country, I will go to the local vegetable market, because I think the best entry point to truly understand a country, a city, or a place is the local vegetable market. . This is a concentration of the daily life of local people. It is the most smoky place and the most real world in the area. I like the vegetable market in Kathmandu very much. Although it has no rules and regulations, and even looks a bit "dirty", it reflects the true state of Kathmandu. The big hands of business have not yet fully reached out to disturb the lives of the locals. Stalls are scattered all along the street, and there are no Chinese uniformed market managers intervening and charging fees. Even if a vegetable stall is set up in front of a resident on the street, the homeowner will not come out to scold and drive them away.

? This is Ahsan Street leading from Durbar Marg where my hotel is located to Durdar Square. Ashan Street is located in the center of the old city of Kathmandu. Since hundreds of years ago, it has been the main road and commercial center of Kathmandu. It can be said to be the most unique place in Kathmandu.

? A piece of plastic sheet is spread out on the ground, a few handfuls of fresh vegetables are placed on it, and the vegetable stall is opened. These women had very few vegetables, probably grown in their own fields and sold the surplus.

? It can be seen that these people purchase the goods from wholesalers, because the types and shapes of the fruits are very similar. Their transportation tool is this old-fashioned bicycle, which was used in our country decades ago The old 28-inch bicycle with an iron frame on the seat is their livelihood tool.

? When traveling to Nepal, you must not miss the temples and monuments in Kathmandu, but there is another place you must visit, and that is the local vegetable market, especially the street stalls in this old street, which can really Reflect the life portrayal of local people.

There are also many flower sellers. These flowers are used to worship gods. Most of them look like chrysanthemums, but the color is too bright. I don’t know if they have been dyed with paint.

The payment method here is still cash, and domestic cashless payment methods such as WeChat and Alipay are not available.

? The stalls in this street should be temporary, and they are basically self-produced and sold. After doing some research, the price is relatively cheap. However, the variety of vegetables is not as abundant as in large markets.

? Most vegetables are cheap. I bought a big bag of small tomatoes at this stall, and it only cost 50 rupees, which is about two or three yuan in RMB. It is cheap and beautiful at the same time. The taste of these small tomatoes is very authentic, allowing me to once again experience the pure taste of the tomatoes I ate when I was a child, unlike some tomatoes grown in greenhouses that are too bland.

These vegetables look like they have just been picked from the ground and are very fresh.

? There are no urban management personnel like in my country to intervene and evict people, and there are no charges. But the environment is indeed a bit "dirty and messy". This kind of situation is basically invisible in big cities in our country, especially provincial capitals, but it is common in the capital of Nepal. This shows the huge gap between Nepal and China.

? The street is bustling with people coming and going, but the vegetable vendors are very quiet. There are no shouts or solicitations. They all put their heads down and pack their own vegetables. There are tourists coming and going here. There are locals here, so you won’t feel confused while walking around.

? They use such an ancient scale to buy and sell vegetables and fruits, which is different from the steelyard scale in China. The principle of weighing is similar to that of a scale. The Chinese side sells items on one scale pan, and the Chinese side sells items on the other scale pan. Putting weights is far less convenient to use than Chinese steelyards. And it is not available at every vegetable stall. Many vegetable stall owners use handles to measure and do not use scales. If you want to use a scale, you can borrow one here.

? It seems that stalls can be set up anywhere on this street, but they are relatively fixed. For example, most of the fruit sellers are concentrated in front of this temple.

The couple set up a vegetable stall in front of a house.

? Such sanitary conditions are indeed unflattering. In fact, the sanitary conditions in the entire city of Kathmandu are very poor and the pollution is very serious. However, people here are accustomed to it and are content with what they have. I guess this is also the case in Nepal. Probably one of the reasons why people’s happiness index ranks high in the world.

? The wet market is undoubtedly the most real and most fireworks place in a city. Although Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world, people do not have high expectations for life, so it is also one of the countries with the highest happiness index in the world. These vegetable stalls can provide people with affordable, fresh and pollution-free vegetables. , seems to explain from one aspect why Nepalese people feel happy.

These women selling flowers are wearing bright red clothes. I wonder if they are going to attend some religious ceremony?

? The vegetables they sell are not big in size. They are probably grown in their own fields without using a lot of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. What’s more interesting is that a few sparrows are also strutting back and forth on the vegetable stalls looking for food. Nepalese people do not drive or kill animals and birds, so the birds and animals here are not afraid of people.

The old man was peeling an unknown fruit, which looked a bit like a jackfruit.

? This breakfast stall sells freshly fried food, which is very similar to the "noodle nest" in some places in our country. I observed the stall owner carefully from the sidelines, and saw that she was unhurried and had a peaceful expression, which perfectly represented the mentality of Nepalese people in their daily lives.

? As a country that mainly develops tourism (including agriculture, handicrafts, etc.), the price of vegetables in the capital Kathmandu is not high compared with cities in our country, but it gives me the feeling of high quality and low price. .