Especially in the 1980s, the ghost markets of that era were synonymous with “good stuff”, “old things” and even “wide open”!
Yang Jing had personally experienced the ghost market at Panjiayuan in Yanjing in the 1990s, where there were so many old objects and interesting things that it was jaw-dropping. However, Yang Jing had never experienced the ghost market at Chaotian Palace, so since he felt lonely tonight, he might as well go back to the past to find some good things.
The winter in Jinling is very torturous. Yang Jing didn't want to suffer from the cold early in the morning, so he simply chose to go through the hottest season in July. At least in the early morning of summer, the weather is still relatively comfortable, which is most suitable for Taobao and other things.
The location that Yang Jing traveled through was set outside the south wall of Chaotian Palace. In the 1980s, the Chaotian Palace antique market had not yet moved to Cangxiang, Anpin Street and Nanyi Back Street. Chaotian Palace West Street, located west of Chaotian Palace, was the most prosperous antique market at the time, and the ghost market was also on this northwest-southeast street.
In 1982, there were no tall buildings near Chaotian Palace. In that era, there were only bungalows. And the spacious Chaotian Palace West Street in later generations is now just a small road less than ten meters wide.
Yang Jing adjusted his appearance to look like he was in his thirties, and then walked out from the bushes at the south wall of Chaotian Palace. Even if someone saw him, they would think he had just relieved himself there...
The sky is so dark that you can’t see anything, but in about an hour, it should be light.
Yang Jing soon reached Chaotian Palace West Street, but what disappointed Yang Jing was that this place was far inferior to the Panjiayuan Ghost Market in 1994. At least, whether it was the stalls or the buyers, the number was far less than that in the Panjiayuan Ghost Market.
But thinking about it makes me feel relieved. It is only 1982. In this era, not many people dare to take the risk to go to the ghost market, and even the number of people who come to visit the ghost market is not many.
In fact, since the Republic of China period, the area from Hanzhong Road to Chaotian Palace has become the largest antique trading center in Jinling. Later, antique trading was still concentrated in Mochou Road, Chaotian Palace West Street, and Tangzi Street. It was not until the mid-1950s that the government renovated it, stipulated that people could only enter the market at dawn, and took measures to prevent thieves from selling stolen goods. Although people are used to calling it the "black market", in fact, the connotation of "black" has been lost for the most part, and the black market has gradually become an ordinary second-hand market for waste items.
Later, during the turbulent times, the powerful "Four Olds" movement emerged. In that era, not to mention antique trading, even second-hand goods trading had no room to survive. It was not until the end of the 1970s, after the chaotic era, that the antique market in Chaotiangong West Street gradually recovered, and the ghost market also appeared.
However, until now in 1982, the ghost market here was still not very large. Those dealers or antique lovers also came here secretly at night. But at this time, there were still many good things in the ghost market here, unlike a few years later when it became a professional second-hand book market...
Yang Jing had been walking in this ghost market for a while when his attention was attracted by a street stall.
With the help of the dim battery light on the stall, Yang Jing could see clearly that the stall was filled with colorful porcelain.
However, these porcelains were very different from the porcelains Yang Jing was familiar with, both in color and shape.
This kind of porcelain with strange shapes and bright colors immediately aroused Yang Jing's interest, and he quickly squatted down in front of the stall.
Yang Jing was puzzled by the shapes and colors of these porcelains. He really couldn't remember any dynasty whose porcelains could be compared to the ones in front of him.
If the porcelain made by our ancestors is likened to elegant ink landscape paintings, then the porcelain in front of us is like colorful oil paintings...
In addition to the color, the shapes of these porcelains are also very different from those of any dynasty that Yang Jing has ever seen. Although these porcelains look pretty, they seem to lack a sense of grandeur and stability, as if they vaguely have a feeling of "drawing a tiger but end up drawing a dog".
After staring at these porcelains for a long time, an idea popped into Yang Jing's mind.
"Could these porcelains be..."
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