On entering Xiangyang Market we were confronted by a god awful stench of 1000 butchers butcher shops. We kept walking anyway as we'd heard about all the knock off gear you could get there. As we walked it got worse and worse. It started tame, with fish being gutted, then it got to slaughtered pigs and their ribs, then the little pig trotters for people to buy. At this point Bobbi started to feel ill. We kept walking in a panic before she was really ill, as we walked there were these huge frogs (and I mean huge). There was also this vat of fish, one of which was flipping up in the air time and time again, bashing it's brains all over as it did so. If you are a little ill from reading this you probably know how Bobbi felt. Anyways we got out of the dead animal section… and on to the bargains!
As you pass each stall here you are never at peace. They see tourists and they hound them to come into their stalls. They will even follow you around the market. No matter where you go…they will find you. They were all selling their knock off bags, watches and DVD's. They are all about 10 times too expensive but after real bargaining they will come down to 10% of the original price.
As you walk around the streets outside there are people selling bags cheaper again, from little fold away stalls. Although we did notice how quickly those little stalls fold away when a police officer walks by
- One minute he was there, the next he was gone!
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