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Happy Tycoon - Chapter 134

Published at 29th of September 2021 01:54:03 PM


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As the most famous and largest antique market in China, Yanjing Panjiayuan secondhand market plays an absolutely important role in the Chinese modern antique circle.

"Climbing the Great Wall, eating roast duck and visiting Panjiayuan" have become three essential things for tourists at home and abroad to visit Beijing!

Although Panjiayuan market was officially established in 1992, it has only been more than 20 years now. Compared with Liulichang and the old Dong'an Market, it is far from the history of the old eight ghost cities in Yanjing, such as Beixiao city outside xihuangcheng, Chaoyang Gate, Desheng Gate, Xixiao city outside Xuanwu Gate, Dongxiao City outside Chongwen gate, etc., but in modern times, There are few outsiders who know the name. Even Yanjing people's understanding of the eight ghost cities is only limited to legends. The second-hand goods markets such as Liulichang and Lao Dong'an Market lag far behind pan Jiayuan in fame.

Although Panjiayuan secondhand goods market was established late, the development speed of Panjiayuan is unmatched by other antique markets.

To make no exaggeration, Panjiayuan secondhand goods market is in today's antique circle in China, just as Mai Cheng is to the greens and the Vatican is to the Catholics.

People in Yanjing city know that there are always two places in such a big Yanjing City, one is the Forbidden City Square, where everyone looks up at the raising of the national flag; Another place is Panjiayuan, where all people look for national treasures with their heads down

Those who play antiques will make others laugh if they say they have never been to Panjiayuan in their life

Yang Jing came to Panjiayuan several times with his grandfather when he was a child, but he was still young at that time. He basically had no impression of Panjiayuan, but vaguely remembered that there were a lot of people and stalls there.

But today, when he came here by taxi, he found that it was very different from the vague impression in his memory.

There are many more people here than in my memory. Although today is not Saturday or the day of Panjiayuan episode, there are still many people here, which makes people feel dizzy. At a glance, all the black people were heads, and all the voices of bargaining filled their ears

Yang Jing entered Panjiayuan secondhand goods market from the north gate. As soon as he entered the door, he began to walk clockwise.

However, after half a circle, Yang Jing was disappointed.

It's really disappointing, because Yang Jing can clearly feel that the atmosphere here is not as hot as the legend.

Although there are many tourists here, many stalls are empty in broad daylight. Even if some stalls opened, the business didn't seem to be very hot. Yang Jing even ignored taboos and asked about the price at several stalls. As a result, the boss was indifferent.

At this time, Yang Jing understood the meaning of the sentence "shipping in the early morning has a plan. It's really a fake to see practice." in the end.

In fact, after more than 20 years of development, real experts now rarely patronize the stalls here in broad daylight. Regular customers and vendors who often walk around Panjiayuan know that only the weekends are serious days.

Panjiayuan junk market operates from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Monday to Friday, while the opening time is directly advanced to 4:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Why is that? It is because Saturday and Sunday are the opening days of the "ghost market".

Because the "water" in the antique trade is too deep, if you want to find valuable old things in Panjiayuan, you must come to the "ghost market" at the weekend. There are many experts and good collections on these two days a week. Vendors can naturally sell the price, and buyers can naturally find the real goods. If you come to visit at ordinary times, there are relatively few real goods, which is basically a waste of effort. The vendors just put out high imitation and high fake as souvenirs to do business for tourists and foreigners. In short, they buy and sell foolishly.

It is for this reason that this seems to be a hot but actually embarrassing situation.

Of course, the fundamental reason for this situation lies in the "shrinkage" of the antique market.

The so-called "shrinkage" does not mean that fewer people play antiques. On the contrary, under the current peaceful and prosperous era, more and more ordinary people begin to play antiques, which has a trend of "national antiques".

Now this "shrinkage" means that there are fewer and fewer valuable real things in the antique market.

After a very popular stage in the Chinese antique industry at the beginning of this century, there are fewer and fewer real things. To make no exaggeration, in today's antique market, fake goods account for 70%, new goods account for 20% and used goods account for 9%. About less than 1% of old things are really of little value.

Is this statement too wild and a little shocking? But it's true!

It's like Yang Jing saw "boxes" of "old heavenly beads" in the greenhouse area of the market, and the style is the same as that of the famous film star Li Lianjie who spent 20 million to invite nine eyes from the Lama Temple to pure old heavenly beads a few years ago.

The old Tianzhu invited by Li Lianjie is calculated by one. Here is "box by box".

The old Tianzhu invited by Li Lianjie is 20 million yuan. Here's ten yuan each. His sister's quantity is large and preferential

And those so-called "emeralds", shit, they can scare people out at a glance.

Didn't you say that emerald respects green? That's no problem, man. It's all green here, from seedling green to emerald green. We can have whatever green you want!

God horse? Would you like Hongfei? Wooden boring question, look at us. Is blood jade successful? As much as you want

Shit, what's this? The jade God Man pattern of Liangzhu culture has many sections of Cong? This thing is a national treasure. How big is the one in the Palace Museum? Looks like it's only more than thirty centimeters tall? How big is this here? More than a meter high!

And you're not the only one who has his sister here. There are six or seven at once! Shit, you don't have to do that in the face! Why do you embarrass the Palace Museum?

God, what's this? Is this the jade grip of the Han Dynasty? Well, it looks like. But the jade grip of the Han Dynasty is a burial vessel. It is generally about ten centimeters long, which can be held by the dead. Why are you so big? A foot? Only ghosts can hold such a big jade grip? You're bullying us. Dead people can't talk, can you?

In the old bookstall area on the west side of the market, from the north end to the south gate, more than 300 bookstall gathered, and the people who followed the old books filled the whole roadway. When you walk in this area, you can see all the antique rare books in the past, from the Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, from the official engraved book to the Fang engraved book, and then to the home engraved book. As long as you can think of the rare books of ancient books, you can see them here.

Of course, if you want to study the authenticity of these "rare ancient books", I advise you not to bother. You just need to stand there and listen to the cries of the stall owners, and you can directly judge the authenticity of these "rare ancient books".

The stall owners who set up stalls in this area will roar from time to time: "two yuan a copy, dump it!"

Yang Jing even saw many objects such as glass ball Omega pocket watch, nine turn heaven and earth resin pimple, Korean imitation hollow brand of the Qing Dynasty, pendant wrapped in dyed stone and silver, and so on. There are many strange things that should be rare in the market. These are fake goods produced in batches. You can see them in one stall, and eight out of ten. Nine will see the same thing in other stalls.

If it hadn't been for what she saw with her own eyes, Yang Jing couldn't believe that counterfeiting could be so righteous and domineering!

In the antique market in Tianqu, Yang Jing has not seen counterfeiting, but most of the counterfeiters there are scattered. Where is it like here, counterfeiting has become collectivized and streamlined!

Yang Jing was greatly disappointed, but also expressed extreme admiration!





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