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Thursday Market Day

September 14th, 2015 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

It’s always interesting to walk through the Thursday market nearby our apartment and see the variety of products and services for sale.  If you’re willing to take a small risk, you can get your hair cut…Haircut in the market… or you can take a bigger risk and get your teeth fixed:Market DentistDentist and his labYou can buy traditional Chinese musical instruments…Er hu or two…or you can just sit and listen to old guys play them (click Market Music to listen):Old musiciansYou can buy huge smoking pipes…Smoking pipes…or you can eat smoky barbeque and stinky tofu:BBQ and stinky tofuYou can buy fish and reptiles for pets…Pets…or you can take some home for supper:Fish and crawdadsSnake BowlsYou can take a risk and eat some very spicy stuff…Spicy Stuff… or you can play it safe and eat apples (currently in-season here):Apples in SeasonI could also risk making this blog too long, or I could post more photos from the market next week…

 

 

 

 

 

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  • S

    How interesting…! The picture of the apples certainly looks like it’s a beautiful time of year in Kunming.

  • Laurie

    Ewww, what is that little boy looking at… worms/leaches? I think I would definitely steer clear of the market dentist. I wonder what other medical professions practice in the market…any obgyns? 😉 Haha!

  • admin

    I’m not too sure what’s in the bowl that the little boy is looking at, but they appear to be small eels or water snakes. Snake soup, anyone?

  • Susan Wamble

    Looks like I would be able to work there with very little overhead costs!

  • admin

    You would instantly have a long line of customers!

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