{"id":9379,"date":"2012-07-01T00:39:41","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T16:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=9379"},"modified":"2022-04-08T14:55:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T06:55:59","slug":"beijing-street-vendors-after-nightfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-nightlife\/beijing-street-vendors-after-nightfall","title":{"rendered":"Beijing Street Vendors after nightfall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Like the Chinese Saying Goes: you will live up to 99 years old if you take a walk after supper, I have kept for years the habit of 40 minute-stroll after dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not sure for keeping to live to that age, but it does help\u00a0my digestion and keep fit as well, day on day, different seasons and all year round. In particular, I have a passion for a after-dinner walk in summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many streets after dark in\u00a0Beijing\u00a0are alive with street vendors peddling for making a living. They set up stalls or\u00a0spread blankets\u00a0on the streets, under overpasses and other public places. The majority of the street vendors are illegal without permits from the local government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of them have little education and no skills. They have no other better options. The street vendors sell everything from toys, clothes, trinklets to fruits and food.\u00a0All are inexpensive\u00a0at over more than CNY20 or 30. They just manage\u00a0their existence peddling goods. For them, it is better to peddle on streets than to do nothing at home. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The street vending is prohibited with the local regulation from the Beijing City Enviroment Health Regulation passed in 2006. All the illegal street vendors clearly know that it is unlawful to sell goods on streets, but they have no other better options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So they have to be always on alert against possible \u201cattack\u201d by the Chengguan (law enforcement officers from the local government). In most cases, at the sight of the Chengguan, the street vendor will immediately disappear! T<\/p>\n\n\n\n

he slow runners very often will get a fine up to 5,000 yuan and the goods will be confiscated at the same time. Each existence has its reason, The street vending is quite convenient for the local residents and pedestrians, especially for those who have thin income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vendors earn money to support their family. But street vending poses some threats to the local traffic and worsens the environment. So a kind of balance is needed to keep all this: the street vendors keep clean market places and don\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0up\u00a0the public places for blocking the traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chengguan keep closed eyes sometime and give the street vendors a break. A skewered Barbecued Lamb vendor is playing his iphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A skewered Barbecued Lamb vendor is playing his iphone.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A grilled corn vendor is wet through grilling corns inside a burning stove<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A street vendor is peddling his trinkets on a blanket.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A clothes vendor is waiting for a buyer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A cellphone screen membrane vendor is sticking a membrance<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Play cards under a overpass<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
Beijing Tour Packages<\/a>
Great Wall Tour<\/a>
Beijing City Tour<\/a>
Beijing Winter Tour<\/a>
Beijing Autumn Tour<\/a>
Car Rental in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Tours<\/a>
China City Tours<\/a>
China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
How to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a>
Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
Gui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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